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:
Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae), (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 louiseae)
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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:
Fields and Open Areas; 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.
Photographs:
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Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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