Funastrum cynanchoides (formerly called Sarcostemma cynanchoides),[1] also known as fringed twinevine, twining milkweed or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the family Apocynaceae that grows twining through other plants in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.

[1] Its narrow, arrowhead shaped leaves are opposite and 2.5 to 3.8 centimeters (1 to 1+1⁄2 inches) long.

[1] The flowers are pink to purplish, and are produced in umbrella-like heads (umbels) up to 10 cm (4 in) wide.

[1] It can be found from Southern California to Utah, Oklahoma and Texas.

The flowers are actively visited and fed on by butterflies, similar to other milkweeds.