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Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik.

White Swallow-Wort

Apocynaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apocynaceae (Periwinkle family)
Genus: Vincetoxicum (Swallow-Wort)

Synonyms

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
Antitoxicum officinale
Asclepias vincetoxicum
Cynanchum vincetoxicum
Cynanchum vincetoxicum (L.) Pers.
Vincetoxicum officinale
Vincetoxicum officinale Moench var.
Vincetoxicum pyrenaicum

Trivial names

Gewöhnlicher Fenchel

Related species

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik. - White Swallow-Wort

Traits


    <span class="r">Toxic</span>, 25&#8211;120&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>whitish to yellowish</b>, greenish at the base. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> 5&#8209;leaved. <span class="v1">petals:</span> fused. <span class="v1">corolla-lobes:</span...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats

  • in dry habitats

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