Asclepias curassavica

Characteristics
Dicots
APOCYNACEAE
Asclepias
Asclepias curassavica L.
SCARLET MILKWEED; BLOODFLOWER
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Not Native FAC (NWPL)
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Classification
GENTIANALES
Asclepias
Asclepias curassavica L. - SCARLET MILKWEED; BLOODFLOWER
Citation
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 215. 1753.
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CURACAO: Without data (lectotype: LINN 310.19). Lectotypified by Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41: 59. 1954.
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Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Asclepias curassavica - 229
Asclepias curassavica - Patricia Howell
Asclepias curassavica - 302
Asclepias curassavica - Walter Hodge
Asclepias curassavica - 302
Asclepias curassavica - Walter Hodge
Asclepias curassavica - 302
Asclepias curassavica - Walter Hodge
Asclepias curassavica - 296
Asclepias curassavica - USF Herbarium Slide Collection
Asclepias curassavica - 159
Asclepias curassavica - Keith Bradley
Asclepias curassavica - 258
Asclepias curassavica - Roger Hammer
Asclepias curassavica - 25
Asclepias curassavica - Betty Wargo
Asclepias curassavica - 159
Asclepias curassavica - Keith Bradley
Asclepias curassavica - 10
Asclepias curassavica - Allen Boatman
Asclepias curassavica - 139
Asclepias curassavica - John R. Park
Asclepias curassavica - 139
Asclepias curassavica - John R. Park
Asclepias curassavica - 139
Asclepias curassavica - John R. Park
Asclepias curassavica - 139
Asclepias curassavica - John R. Park