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black swallow-wort

Vincetoxicum nigrum

Black swallow-wort is a climbing plant with dark green leaves and pretty flowers. It can grow in many places and is often found in gardens and fields, making it a lovely addition to nature.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The black swallow-wort is a twining perennial vine with slender stems and glossy, dark green oval leaves arranged in pairs. It has clusters of tiny, star-shaped flowers that are dark purple to nearly black, often appearing brownish-purple up close, making them distinct from other vines.

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black swallow-wort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it looks like milkweed, monarch butterfly caterpillars can't survive eating its toxic leaves!

Its seeds have feathery parachutes, like dandelions, allowing them to fly long distances in the wind!

One plant can make over 2,000 seeds in a year, helping it spread super fast!

This plant is nicknamed 'dog-strangling vine' because it can completely cover and choke out other plants!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Smothering Growth

Black swallow-wort can rapidly climb and smother native vegetation, using its twining stems to outcompete other plants for sunlight and space.

Fähigkeit

Explosive Seeds

Black swallow-wort has explosive seed pods that release hundreds of parachute-like seeds, helping it spread far and wide with the wind.

Fähigkeit

Monarch Mimicry Trap

Black swallow-wort produces chemicals similar to milkweeds, tricking monarch butterflies into laying eggs, though their larvae cannot survive.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-200 cm
Ausbreitung
50-150 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-0.8 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Larvae attempt to eat leaves, but cannot survive due to toxicity.

eats

Swallow-wort moth

Hypena opulenta

Larvae specifically feed on the plant, used as a biocontrol agent.

pollinates

House fly

Musca domestica

Visits flowers, aiding in pollination.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always wash your hands after touching plants, just to be safe!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von black swallow-wort?

100-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von black swallow-wort?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von black swallow-wort?

0.5-0.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von black swallow-wort?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von black swallow-wort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von black swallow-wort?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von black swallow-wort?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von black swallow-wort?

Insekten

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