Cynanchum rossicum

Common Name: 
pale swallowwort, climbing milkweed
Scientific Name: 
Cynanchum rossicum (Kleopov) Barbarich
Family Name: 
Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
unbranched, viney in nature, climbing or sprawling
Growth Habit of Pale Swallowwort
Growth Habit of Pale Swallowwort
Leaves
opposite, ovate to broadly lanceolate, entire, somewhat shiny, petioled
Leaves of Pale Swallowwort
Flowers
5-petaled, dark pink to reddish purple, petals narrowly triangular; axillary clusters
Flowers of Pale Swallowwort
Seed Pods
green, long, slender, pointed, light brown when mature; seed flat with tuft of fine hairs
Seedpods of Pale Swallowwort
Seedpods of Pale Swallowwort
Seedpods of Pale Swallowwort