Orthosia scoparia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Orthosia |
| Species: | O. scoparia
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| Binomial name | |
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Orthosia scoparia, commonly known as the leafless swallow-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Orthosia. It is an herbaceous vine with narrow opposite leaves. It is a host plant for the caterpillars of various butterfly species as well as Sephina gundlachii. It is in the Apocynaceae (Dogbane) family.[2] It grows in the Southeastern U.S. and Caribbean and is native in the Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and South Carolina.[3] A perennial it has yellowish / greenish white flowers. Caterpillars of the faithful beauty moth (Composia fidelissima) are thought to feed on it.[4]
A climbing milkweed vine it reaches about 5 feet tall.[5] It has six homotypic synonyms and twenty heterotypic synonyms.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Bell, Emily (August 11, 2022). "Leafless swallowwort". Florida Wildflower Foundation.
- ^ a b "Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ McMillan, Patrick D.; Jr, Richard Dwight Porcher; Rayner, Douglas A.; White, David B. (August 15, 2022). A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-64336-264-9 – via Google Books.
- ^ Simons, Robert W. (July 19, 2021). The Ecology of the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-5783-5 – via Google Books.
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