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European swallow-wort
Vincetoxicum rossicum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
black swallow-wortVincetoxicum nigrum
Swallow-wortVincetoxicum hirundinaria
Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii
Vincetoxicum scandens
gray dogwoodCornus racemosa
Vincetoxicum ucrainicum
Asian bittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus
northern bush honeysuckleDiervilla lonicera
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 8,005 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 7,744 |
| United States | 5,758 |
| New York | 1,370 |
| Alaska | 1,212 |
| Quebec | 826 |
| Massachusetts | 190 |
| Michigan | 145 |
| Pennsylvania | 108 |
| Connecticut | 94 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies · Gentianales |
| Family | Dogbane Family · Apocynaceae |
| Genus | dog-strangling vines · Vincetoxicum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European swallow-wort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.