swallowwort

• Bezeichnung für verschiedene Pflanzen, insbesondere Schwalbenwurz (Vincetoxicum) und Seidenpflanze (Asclepias), mit gelblich-weißen oder orange-roten Blüten und Früchten, die an Schwalbenflügel erinnern.

A noun referring to a tropical herb with orange-red flowers and seed pods resembling a swallow's wings, or a perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers.

1. Tropical weedC2formalscientific

   A tropical herb with orange-red flowers and seed pods that resemble a swallow with spread wings; often considered a weed in tropical regions.

   Tropisches Unkraut

   • Swallowwort grows abundantly along the roadsides in the tropics.
   • The orange-red flowers of swallowwort are quite distinctive.
   • Farmers often try to control swallowwort as it can overtake crops.

2. Yellow-flowered perennialC2formalscientific

   A perennial herb with a branched woody rootstock and bright yellow flowers.

   Gelbblühende Staude

   • Swallowwort with its bright yellow flowers is sometimes grown in gardens.
   • The branched woody stock of swallowwort helps it survive dry seasons.
   • Botanists classify swallowwort as a member of the milkweed family.

   Synonymecelandinegreater celandinetetterwort