Asclepias

Contains 22 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Asclepias L.
MILKWEED
Classification
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GENTIANALES
Asclepias
Citation
ASCLEPIAS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 214. 1753.
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TYPE: Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 24. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Status Photos
Asclepias amplexicaulis CLASPING MILKWEED Native
Asclepias cinerea CAROLINA MILKWEED Native FAC (NWPL)
Asclepias connivens LARGEFLOWER MILKWEED Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Asclepias curassavica SCARLET MILKWEED; BLOODFLOWER Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Asclepias curtissii CURTISS' MILKWEED Native Endemic Endangered-State
Asclepias feayi FLORIDA MILKWEED Native Endemic
Asclepias humistrata PINEWOODS MILKWEED Native
Asclepias incarnata SWAMP MILKWEED Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Asclepias lanceolata FEWFLOWER MILKWEED Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Asclepias longifolia LONGLEAF MILKWEED Native FAC (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Asclepias michauxii MICHAUX'S MILKWEED Native FAC (NWPL)
Asclepias obovata PINELAND MILKWEED Native
Asclepias pedicellata SAVANNAH MILKWEED Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Asclepias perennis SWAMP MILKWEED Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Asclepias rubra RED MILKWEED Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Asclepias tomentosa VELVETLEAF MILKWEED Native
Asclepias tuberosa BUTTERFLYWEED; BUTTERFLY MILKWEED Native
Asclepias variegata REDRING MILKWEED Native FACU (NWPL)
Asclepias verticillata WHORLED MILKWEED Native FACU (NWPL)
Asclepias viridiflora GREEN MILKWEED Native Endangered-State
Asclepias viridis GREEN ANTELOPEHORN Native
Asclepias viridula SOUTHERN MILKWEED; GREEN MILKWEED Native Threatened-State FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
[Family identification key]

No identification key is available for this family.