Orthosia scoparia (Nuttall) Liede & Meve ssp. scoparia . Common name: Leafless Swallowwort. Phenology: Jan-Dec; (Oct-) Jan-Feb (-Apr). Habitat: Coastal hammocks, shell mounds, other hardwood hammocks. Distribution: Se. SC south to s. FL, west to FL Panhandle; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, and w. Hispaniola); ascriptions of a wider distribution refer to species and subspecies other than O. scoparia ssp. scoparia (see Liede-Schumann & Meve 2024).
ID notes: This species quickly loses its leaves during the growing season.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Liede-Schumann & Meve (2024); < Amphistelma scoparia (Nutt.) Small — S; < Cynanchum scoparium Nutt. — Bah, RAB, WH3; < Metastelma scoparia (Nutt.) Vail; < Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve — Fl5, FNA14, K4, POWO, Liede-Schumann & Meve (2008). Basionym: Cynanchum scoparium Nutt. 1822
Links to other floras: < Orthosia scoparia - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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