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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Worcester Co. : Lancaster, near Clinton line. 42° 27' 20" N 71° 40' 23" W
Habitat Sandy loam among low brush on high-tension line right-of-way.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. N. Gates 25110
Collection Date 10 Aug 1950
Accession Number 12099
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1996
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : Beardstown. T18N, R12W, Sec. 35, NE¼ of NW¼ of SE¼. 40° 1' 11" N 90° 26' 8" W
Description Occasional perennial with milky sap; flowers pale green.
Habitat Crop fields; old sand prairie.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector S. R. Hill 28312
with T. Kompare
Collection Date 26 Jun 1996
Accession Number 219861
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. New Hampshire , Hillsborough Co. : Merrimack; roadside. 42° 51' 54" N 71° 29' 36" W
Habitat Bushy.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Batchelder 4562
Collection Date 15 Jul 1918
Accession Number 22371
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. New Hampshire , Hillsborough Co. : Merrimack; roadside. 42° 51' 54" N 71° 29' 36" W
Habitat Half-wooded.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. F. Batchelder 5224
Collection Date 13 Sep 1919
Accession Number 22372
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Delaware , Sussex Co. : Along Phillips Hill Road (Road 472), E of Trap Pond Road (Road 62) and W of Scott Land Road (Road 434), between Millsboro and Laurel; roadside. 38° 33' 17" N 75° 26' 8" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. D. Longbottom 15166
Collection Date 04 Jun 2011
Accession Number 266181
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Westford; roadside. 42° 34' 45" N 71° 26' 16" W
Habitat Dry sandy.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. H. Knowlton
Collection Date 12 Aug 1906
Accession Number 23009
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias obtusifolia Michx.
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Pennsylvania , Northampton Co. : Mileberg, Bethlehem. 40° 37' 33" N 75° 22' 14" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Wolle
Collection Date 1840
Accession Number 64672
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias obtusifolia Michx.
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Norfolk Co. : Needham. 42° 17' 0" N 71° 13' 58" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector unknown
Collection Date 03 Jul 1886
Accession Number 27715
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Oklahoma , Payne Co. : 2 mi. E of Stillwater. 36° 6' 3" N 97° 3' 40" W
Habitat Sand, in post oak - black jack woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector U. T. Waterfall 16026
Collection Date 20 May 1961
Accession Number 47975
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Barnstable Co. : Harwich. 41° 41' 10" N 70° 4' 33" W
Habitat Dry sandy bank.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. A. Weatherby
Collection Date 27 Jul 1914
Accession Number 12574
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias obtusifolia Michx.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Barnstable Co. : Centrevile; roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector E. F. Williams
Collection Date 05 Jul 1896
Accession Number 12573
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Barnstable Co. : Eastham. 41° 49' 48" N 69° 58' 26" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector F. S. Collins 1037
Collection Date 05 Sep 1910
Accession Number 12572
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1995
Locality USA. Illinois , Cass Co. : W side of BOulevard Road, 5.7 mi. N of Arenzville Road, 3 mi. S of Beardstown. T17N, R12W, Sec. 3, NE¼ of NE¼ of SE¼. 40° 1' 11" N 90° 26' 8" W
Description Occasional perennial 2 ft. tall, stems and midribs pink; flowers with tepals reflexed, greenish, the hoods rose-pink, erect.
Habitat Sandy field near sedge marsh.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. R. Hill 26616
Collection Date 31 May 1995
Accession Number 215684
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Barnstable Co. : Hyannis. 41° 39' 10" N 70° 16' 58" W
Habitat Dry sandy field.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. H. Knowlton
Collection Date 16 Jul 1905
Accession Number 23010
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Virginia , Fairfax Co. : Behind Longfellow Intermediate School, near Burke's Spring Branch, near City of Falls Church, McLean.
Habitat Field/lawn border.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Whiton 49
Collection Date 02 Jul 1981
Accession Number 183488
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Vernon Par. : Haddens Ferry Road, 7 mi. NE of the junction.
Description Leaf margins undulate; flowers with corolla green, corona pinkish brown.
Habitat Piney woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley 4045
with L.J. Brass
Collection Date 30 Apr 1955
Accession Number 13664
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. - Determined By: C. R. Bell,
Locality USA. South Carolina , Abbeville Co. : Parsons Mountain, 6 mi. S of Abbeville.
Habitat Oak - hickory forest.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. E. Radford 22796
Collection Date 13 May 1957
Accession Number 41908
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Clarksville, 6.5 mi. W of FL 73; Juniper Creek; Ron & Gail Wood 30° 25' 55" N 85° 17' 39" W
Description Locally occasional erect herb to 90 cm; crenulated leaf margins; leaves sessile-subperfoliate; produces latex when cut.
Habitat Pine woods clearing; sandhills.
Reproductive State
Collector T. MacClendon
with K. MacClendon, L. Anderson, G. Wilder, J. Roche
Collection Date 28 May 2011
Accession Number 269302
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Liberty Co. : Apalachicola National Forest. Just E of Kennedy Creek, S of Forest Service Road 113, ca. 2.9 mi. W of the junction with FL 12, ca. 4.5 air mi. W of Wilma; Compartment 67, Stand 4. T4S, R8W, Sec. 2, NW¼ of NW¼. 30° 9' 55" N 85° 0' 56" W
Habitat Mesic longleaf pine [Pinus palustris] savanna on upland.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 50 to 55 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 09 May 1992
Accession Number 227967
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Duval Co. : Ca. 0.3 air mi. ESE of the Old St. Augustine Road bridge over I-95, ca. 1.4 air mi. WSW of Bayard, ca. 18 air mi. SE of Jacksonville; Julington-Durbin Peninsula. T4S, R28E, Sec. 19, W½ of SW¼, Sec. 30, W½ of NW¼. 30° 7' 56" N 81° 32' 21" W
Habitat Powerline right-of-way through xeric sandhills. Soils - Pottsburg (Grossarenic Haplaquods).
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 10 to 20 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 14 May 1993
Accession Number 255411
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Apalachicola National Forest. Silver Lake Road, 8.19 mi. W of Tallahassee, across from Silver Lake Recreation Area. 20° 24' 4" N 84° 24' 44" W
Habitat Burned over pine flatwoods.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector S. Myers
Collection Date 06 May 2016
Accession Number 296191
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Clarke Pool, South Lakeland. 28° 2' 22" N 81° 56' 59" W
Habitat Pine flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M.L. Gilbert, M.S. Tisdale
Collection Date 11 Mar 1961
Accession Number 300743
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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Determination History
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Clarke Pool, South Lakeland. 28° 2' 22" N 81° 56' 59" W
Description Flowers dull purple.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Colburn
Collection Date 15 Apr 1961
Accession Number 300740
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