Asclepias rubra

Characteristics

Dicots
APOCYNACEAE
Asclepias
Asclepias rubra L.
RED MILKWEED
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification

GENTIANALES
Asclepias
Asclepias rubra L. - RED MILKWEED

Citation

ASCLEPIAS RUBRA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 217. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 310.39). Lectotypified by Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41: 80. 1954.
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Plant Photos

Asclepias rubra - 166
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Asclepias rubra - 166
Asclepias rubra - Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland View Full Size
Asclepias rubra - 166
Asclepias rubra - Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland View Full Size
Asclepias rubra - 166
Asclepias rubra - Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland View Full Size