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Swallow-wort

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

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Common names

35 names · 29 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (28)
Dutch
French
  • Dompte-venin officinal[1][2]
Belarusian
  • Птушанец лекавы[2]
Bulgarian
  • Лечебен винцетоксикум[2]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 催吐白前[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 催吐白前[2]
Croatian
  • Bijela lastavina[2]
  • Bijeli lastavičnjak[2]
Czech
  • tolita lékařská[2]
Danish
Estonian
  • lood-angervars[2]
Finnish
  • kalliokäärmeenpistonyrtti[2]
  • käärmeenpistonyrtti[2]
German
Hungarian
  • közönséges méreggyilok[2]
  • méreggyilok[2]
  • vadpaprika[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヤクヨウカモメヅル[2]
Latvian
  • Ārstniecības indaine[2]
Lithuanian
  • Šlakinė kregždūnė[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Ciemiężyk białokwiatowy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Ластовень ласточкин[2]
  • Ластовень лекарственный[2]
Serbian
  • Пасји купус[2]
Slovak
  • luskáč lekársky[2]
Slovenian
  • navadni kokoševec[2]
Swedish
Turkish
  • Kuş Gavurbiberi[2]
Ukrainian
  • Ластовень звичайний[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Vincetoxicum hirundinaria — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Swallow-wort — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Weiße Schwalbenwurz — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • white swallow-wort — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Dompte-venin officinal — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Vincetossico comune — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Witte Engbloem — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • erva-contra-veneno — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
[2] Vincetoxicum hirundinaria — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Swallow-wort — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Weiße Schwalbenwurz — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • white swallow-wort — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Dompte-venin officinal — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Vincetossico comune — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Witte Engbloem — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • erva-contra-veneno — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Masera — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • käärmeenpistonyrtti — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Ластовень лекарственный — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Ластовень ласточкин — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • tolita lékařská — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Svalerod — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • svalerot — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Tulkört — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • kalliokäärmeenpistonyrtti — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Šlakinė kregždūnė — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • luskáč lekársky — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Ciemiężyk białokwiatowy — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Bijeli lastavičnjak — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Bijela lastavina — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • ヤクヨウカモメヅル — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • lood-angervars — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • 催吐白前 — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • 催吐白前 — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Ластовень звичайний — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Птушанец лекавы — results[10].names[27]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • navadni kokoševec — results[10].names[28]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • közönséges méreggyilok — results[10].names[29]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • méreggyilok — results[10].names[30]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • vadpaprika — results[10].names[31]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Ārstniecības indaine — results[10].names[32]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Лечебен винцетоксикум — results[10].names[33]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Пасји купус — results[10].names[34]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
  • Kuş Gavurbiberi — results[10].names[35]; taxon id 498350; Vincetoxicum hirundinaria.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Apocynaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Vincetoxicum hirundinaria — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2752641; ID 7FRQX; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2752641; ID 7FRQX; rank species; status accepted

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