PLANTS Profile for Cynanchum vincetoxicum (white swallow-wort)

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PLANTS Profile

Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.
white swallow-wort

Symbol:

CYVI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. France, Brignoles. Usage Requirements.

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Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

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Synonyms:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

	VIHI3	Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik.
	VIOF	Vincetoxicum officinale Moench

Distribution:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.


View Native Status

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USA (MI, NY), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 24 species in Cynanchum

Classification:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus	Cynanchum L. – swallow-wort
Species	Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers. – white swallow-wort

Noxious Weed Information:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Vermont:
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
pale swallow-wort		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
pale swallow-wort

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501905.

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 08:38 AM MDT