Vincetoxicum rossicum

Characteristics
Apocynaceae
Vincetoxicum
Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopov) Barbar.
pale swallowwort
In a wide variety of mostly calcareous habitats. Successional forests, young disturbed forests, deciduous forests, woodlands, edges of forests, calcareous ledges, roadsides, successional fields, and floodplains. In open habitats it can get quite dense. This species is quite weedy and invasive and is causing a large problem in native open habitats such as alvar.
Vine, Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
**
**
**
Not Native Naturalized SNA (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
**
** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Eudicots
Gentianales
Vincetoxicum
Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopov) Barbar. - pale swallowwort
Citation
Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopov) Barbar.
**
**
** Not applicable or data not available.
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
Synonyms
Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 10 Jun 2002 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 10 Jun 2002 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 17 Jun 2003 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 17 Jun 2003 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - 1
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 2 Nov 2010 - Andrew Nelson View Full Size
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - 5
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - Kimberly J. Smith View Full Size
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - 5
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - Kimberly J. Smith View Full Size
Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Madison Co., NY: 2 May 2017 - 7
Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Madison Co., NY: 2 May 2017 - Selma Rosenthal View Full Size
Photo By: Kimberly J. Smith. Photo taken: Onondaga, NY: 30 June 2010 -
Photo By: Kimberly J. Smith. Photo taken: Onondaga, NY: 30 June 2010 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 4 June 2015 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 4 June 2015 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 18 June 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 18 June 2019 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Onondaga, NY: 25 July 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Onondaga, NY: 25 July 2019 View Full Size