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White Swallowwort
(Cynanchum vincetoxicum) |
Other common names:
Dog Strangling Vine, Poison-rope Swallowwort
Other scientific names:
Vincetoxicum album, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Vincetoxicum officinale
French names:
Dompté-venin
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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Pale Swallowwort (Cynanchum rossicum)
Flowers:
Summer; White; 5 parts (petals); 5-petals, white, 1/4" wide, late spring & summer
Leaves:
Opposite/Whorled; Entire; 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:
Uncommon
Notes:
This is a highly invasive alien plant, that will aggressively take over an area once it gets a chance. Pull it up before it gets a foothold.
See Also:
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Swallow-wort: Monarch Menace, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
Photographs:
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