Apocynaceae
Mexican swallow-wort
Cynanchum ligulatum
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cynanchum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mexican swallow-wort
Synonyms
- Ampelamus ligulatus (Benth.) A.Heller
- Cynanchum sinaloense (Brandegee) Woodson
- Enslenia ligulata Benth.
- Mellichampia ligulata (Benth.) Vail
- Mellichampia rubescens A.Gray
- Mellichampia sinaloensis (Brandegee) Kearney & Peebles
- Roulinia ligulata Pittier
- Roulinia sinaloensis Brandegee
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tyrrhium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.