Apocynaceae
Leafless swallow-wort
Orthosia scoparia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Orthosia
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Common names
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- English
- Leafless swallow-wort
Synonyms
- Amphistelma melanthum (Decne.) E.Fourn.
- Amphistelma scoparium (Nutt.) Small
- Amphistelma tomentosum E.Fourn.
- Cynanchum melanthum (Decne.) T.Mey.
- Cynanchum sauvallei Alain
- Cynanchum scoparium Nutt.
- Cynoctonum scoparium (Nutt.) Chapm.
- Lyonsia scoparia (Nutt.) Raf.
- Metastelma leptocladum (Decne.) Schltr.
- Metastelma melanthum (Decne.) K.Schum.
- Metastelma melanthum (Decne. ex DC.) K.Schum.
- Metastelma scoparium (Nutt.) Vail
- Orthosia aphylla (Decne.) Malme
- Orthosia melantha (Decne.) Malme
- Orthosia tomentosa (E.Fourn.) Malme
- Tassadia subulata var. tomentosa (E.Fourn.) Fontella
- Vincetoxicum aphyllum (Decne.) Kuntze
- Vincetoxicum melanthum Decne.
- Vincetoxicum scoparium (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
- Vincetoxicum tomentosum (E.Fourn.) Kuntze
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.