| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve (2008) | |
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. 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. A perennial it has yellowish / greenish white flowers. Caterpillars of the faithful beauty moth (Composia fidelissima) are thought to feed on it.
A climbing milkweed vine it reaches about 5 feet tall. It has six homotypic synonyms and twenty heterotypic synonyms.
References
- "Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- Bell, Emily (August 11, 2022). "Leafless swallowwort". Florida Wildflower Foundation.
- ^ "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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| Orthosia scoparia | |
| Cynanchum scoparium | |
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