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Gulf Coast Swallow-Wort (Ditassa angustifolia)

Description

Gulf coast swallow-wort (Cynanchum angustifolium) is a scrambling or twining vine with narrow leaves. Source: various resources including the american horticultural society a to z encyclopedia of garden plants and the usda a caterpillar host plant for: the monarch butterfly and the queen butterfly

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Ditassa