Description: Perennial with widespread  root. It has several stems on which there are oblong, .pointed leaves. The pale-yellowish flowers are arranged in inflorescences. The fruits develop as large capsules that bear a lot of ovate and flattened seeds with a tuft.

Flowering time: May-August

Habitat: Sunny areas of meadows and rocks

Interesting fact: The Adriatic swallow-wort belongs to the endemics of the eastern Adriatic coast. The Latin name vincetoxicum is composed of the words vincere-win and toxicum-poison. Namely, in the past they were used a lot as medicinal plants. Modern medicine no longer uses them due to toxicity.