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Pale Swallowwort
(Cynanchum rossicum) |
Other common names:
Dog Strangling Vine, Russian Swallowwort
Other scientific names:
Cynanchum medium, Vincetoxicum medium, Vincetoxicum rossicum
Family:
Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae)
Group:
Swallowworts
Distinctive features:
Opposite leaves on a vine, milkweed-like seed pods and seeds
Similar species:
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Black Swallowwort (Cynanchum nigrum)
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White Swallowwort (Cynanchum vincetoxicum)
Flowers:
Summer; Green/Brown; 5 parts (petals); 5-petals, purple/brown, petals smooth, 1/4" wide, late spring & summer.
Leaves:
Opposite pairs, sometimes in a whorl, egg-shaped
Height:
Vine, 2-6 feet long
Stem:
Vine
Fruit/Seeds:
In a pod closely resembling those of milkweed. but smaller
Habitat:
Open areas, forest edges
Native/Non-native:
Non-Native
Status:
Common
Notes:
Swallowworts are highly invasive alien plants, that will aggressively take over an area once they get a chance. Pull them up before they get a foothold.
See Also:
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Swallow-wort: Monarch Menace, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
Photographs:
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