Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE Source: USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. |
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TAXON | DISTRIB. | IMAGES |
Asclepias albicans S. Watson
Views: 189.54 Subshrub, Shrub - Perennial whitestem milkweed | ||
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Views: 260.617 Forb/herb - Perennial clasping milkweed | ||
Asclepias angustifolia Schweigg.
Views: 213.468 Forb/herb - Perennial Arizona milkweed | ||
Asclepias arenaria Torr.
Views: 297.486 Forb/herb - Perennial sand milkweed | ||
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson
Views: 210.027 Forb/herb - Perennial spider milkweed | ||
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. asperula
Views: 190.676 Forb/herb - Perennial spider milkweed | ||
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson
Views: 188.302 Forb/herb - Perennial antelopehorns Synonyms: = Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson var. decumbens (Nutt.) Shinners = Asclepias capricornu Woodson = Asclepias capricornu Woodson ssp. occidentalis Woodson = Asclepias decumbens (Nutt.) Decne. = Asclepiodora decumbens (Nutt.) A. Gray | ||
Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.
Views: 267.834 Forb/herb - Perennial bract milkweed | ||
Asclepias californica Greene
Views: 657.709 Forb/herb - Perennial California milkweed | ||
Asclepias californica Greene ssp. californica
Views: 183.04 Forb/herb - Perennial California milkweed | ||
Asclepias californica Greene ssp. greenei Woodson
Views: 176.074 Forb/herb - Perennial Greene's milkweed | ||
Asclepias cinerea Walter
Views: 184.252 Forb/herb - Perennial Carolina milkweed | ||
Asclepias connivens Baldw.
Views: 181.036 Forb/herb - Perennial largeflower milkweed Synonyms: = Anantherix connivens (Baldw.) Feay | ||
Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jeps.
Views: 179.007 Forb/herb - Perennial heartleaf milkweed Synonyms: = Gomphocarpus cordifolius Benth. | ||
Asclepias cryptoceras S. Watson
Views: 175.817 Forb/herb - Perennial pallid milkweed | ||
Asclepias cryptoceras S. Watson ssp. cryptoceras
Views: 167.782 Forb/herb - Perennial pallid milkweed | ||
Asclepias cryptoceras S. Watson ssp. davisii (Woodson) Woodson
Views: 169.458 Forb/herb - Perennial Davis' milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias cryptoceras S. Watson var. davisii (Woodson) W.H. Baker = Asclepias davisii Woodson | ||
Asclepias curassavica L.
Views: 1963.9 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial bloodflower | ||
Asclepias curtissii A. Gray
Views: 211.477 Forb/herb - Perennial Curtiss' milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias aceratoides Nash = Oxypteryx curtissii (A. Gray) Small | ||
Asclepias cutleri Woodson
Views: 182.692 Forb/herb - Perennial Cutler's milkweed | ||
Asclepias emoryi (Greene) Vail
Views: 241.628 Forb/herb - Perennial Emory's milkweed | ||
Asclepias engelmanniana Woodson
Views: 254.063 Forb/herb - Perennial Engelmann's milkweed Synonyms: = Acerates auriculata Engelm. ex Torr. = Asclepias auriculata (Engelm. ex Torr.) Holz. | ||
Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Views: 231.608 Forb/herb - Perennial woollypod milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. var. microcarpa Munz & I.M. Johnst. = Asclepias fremontii Torr. ex A. Gray | ||
Asclepias erosa Torr.
Views: 208.893 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial desert milkweed | ||
Asclepias exaltata L.
Views: 283.567 Forb/herb - Perennial poke milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias bicknellii Vail = Asclepias phytolaccoides Pursh | ||
Asclepias fascicularis Decne.
Views: 186.876 Forb/herb - Perennial Mexican whorled milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias mexicana auct. non Cav. | ||
Asclepias feayi Chapm. ex A. Gray
Views: 201.27 Forb/herb - Perennial Florida milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepiodella feayi (Chapm. ex A. Gray) Small | ||
Asclepias fruticosa L.
Views: 2651.24 Subshrub - Perennial African milkweed Synonyms: = Gomphocarpus fruticous (L.) W.T. Aiton | ||
Asclepias glaucescens Kunth
Views: 181.145 Forb/herb - Perennial nodding milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias elata Benth. | ||
Asclepias hallii A. Gray
Views: 180.579 Forb/herb - Perennial Hall's milkweed | ||
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
Views: 229.689 Forb/herb - Perennial green milkweed Synonyms: = Acerates hirtella Pennell = Asclepias longifolia Michx. var. hirtella (Pennell) J. Farmer & C.R. Bell | ||
Asclepias humistrata Walter
Views: 227.215 Forb/herb - Perennial pinewoods milkweed | ||
Asclepias hypoleuca (A. Gray) Woodson
Views: 248.675 Forb/herb - Perennial mahogany milkweed | ||
Asclepias incarnata L.
Views: 616.728 Forb/herb - Perennial swamp milkweed | ||
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata
Views: 202.615 Forb/herb - Perennial swamp milkweed | ||
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson
Views: 213.89 Forb/herb - Perennial swamp milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias incarnata L. var. neoscotica Fernald = Asclepias incarnata L. var. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers. = Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd. | ||
Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
Views: 171.8 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial dwarf milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias macrosperma Eastw. | ||
Asclepias labriformis M.E. Jones
Views: 179.976 Forb/herb - Perennial Utah milkweed | ||
Asclepias lanceolata Walter
Views: 277.656 Forb/herb - Perennial fewflower milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias lanceolata Walter var. paupercula (Michx.) Fernald | ||
Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt.
Views: 970.779 Forb/herb - Perennial sidecluster milkweed Synonyms: = Acerates lanuginosa (Nutt.) Decne. = Asclepias otarioides auct. non Fourn. | ||
Asclepias latifolia (Torr.) Raf.
Views: 315.979 Forb/herb - Perennial broadleaf milkweed | ||
Asclepias lemmonii A. Gray
Views: 192.182 Forb/herb - Perennial Lemmon's milkweed | ||
Asclepias linaria Cav.
Views: 184.971 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial pineneedle milkweed | ||
Asclepias linearis Scheele
Views: 194.311 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial slim milkweed | ||
Asclepias longifolia Michx.
Views: 206.642 Forb/herb - Perennial longleaf milkweed Synonyms: = Acerates delticola Small = Acerates floridana (Lam.) Hitchc. = Acerates longifolia (Michx.) Elliot | ||
Asclepias macrotis Torr.
Views: 194.746 Subshrub - Perennial longhood milkweed | ||
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
Views: 270.474 Forb/herb - Perennial Mead's milkweed | ||
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
Views: 164.132 Forb/herb - Perennial Michaux's milkweed | ||
Asclepias nivea L.
Views: 446.237 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial Caribbean milkweed | ||
Asclepias nummularia Torr.
Views: 173.79 Forb/herb - Perennial tufted milkweed | ||
Asclepias nyctaginifolia A. Gray
Views: 197.239 Forb/herb - Perennial Mojave milkweed | ||
Asclepias obovata Elliot
Views: 193.825 Forb/herb - Perennial pineland milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias viridiflora Raf. var. obovata (Elliot) Torr. | ||
Asclepias oenotheroides Cham. & Schltdl.
Views: 183.568 Forb/herb - Perennial zizotes milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias brevicornu Scheele | ||
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.
Views: 467.359 Forb/herb - Perennial oval-leaf milkweed | ||
Asclepias pedicellata Walter
Views: 154.957 Forb/herb - Perennial savannah milkweed Synonyms: = Podostigma pedicellata (Walter) Vail | ||
Asclepias perennis Walter
Views: 273.666 Forb/herb - Perennial aquatic milkweed | ||
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schltr.
Views: 1281.21 Forb/herb - Perennial balloonplant Synonyms: = Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey. | ||
Asclepias prostrata Blackwell
Views: 190.576 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial prostrate milkweed | ||
Asclepias pumila (A. Gray) Vail
Views: 288.76 Forb/herb - Perennial plains milkweed | ||
Asclepias purpurascens L.
Views: 646.073 Forb/herb - Perennial purple milkweed | ||
Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
Views: 234.086 Forb/herb - Perennial fourleaf milkweed | ||
Asclepias quinquedentata A. Gray
Views: 198.211 Forb/herb - Perennial slimpod milkweed | ||
Asclepias rubra L.
Views: 247.799 Forb/herb - Perennial red milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias laurifolia Michx. | ||
Asclepias rusbyi (Vail) Woodson
Views: 190.396 Forb/herb - Perennial Rusby's milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias engelmanniana Woodson var. rusbyi (Vail) Kearney | ||
Asclepias scaposa Vail
Views: 174.33 Forb/herb - Perennial Bear Mountain milkweed | ||
Asclepias solanoana Woodson
Views: 172.939 Forb/herb - Perennial serpentine milkweed Synonyms: = Solanoa purpurascens (A. Gray) Greene | ||
Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Views: 397.708 Forb/herb - Perennial showy milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias giffordii Eastw. | ||
Asclepias sperryi Woodson
Views: 230.998 Shrub - Perennial Sperry's milkweed | ||
Asclepias stenophylla A. Gray
Views: 305.718 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial slimleaf milkweed Synonyms: = Acerates angustifolia (Nutt.) Decne. = Polyotus angustifolius Nutt. | ||
Asclepias subulata Decne.
Views: 170.368 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial rush milkweed | ||
Asclepias subverticillata (A. Gray) Vail
Views: 226.345 Forb/herb - Perennial horsetail milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias galioides auct. non Kunth | ||
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex A. Gray
Views: 211.069 Forb/herb - Perennial prairie milkweed | ||
Asclepias syriaca L.
Views: 2587.48 Forb/herb - Perennial common milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias intermedia Vail = Asclepias kansana Vail = Asclepias syriaca L. var. kansana (Vail) Palmer & Steyerm. | ||
Asclepias texana A. Heller
Views: 186.244 Subshrub, Forb/herb - Perennial Texas milkweed | ||
Asclepias tomentosa Elliot
Views: 198.674 Forb/herb - Perennial tuba milkweed | ||
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Views: 512.635 Forb/herb - Perennial butterfly milkweed | ||
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. interior Woodson
Views: 202.155 Forb/herb - Perennial butterfly milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. terminalis Woodson = Asclepias tuberosa L. var. interior (Woodson) Shinners | ||
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. rolfsii (Britton ex Vail) Woodson
Views: 184.81 Forb/herb - Perennial Rolfs' milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias rolfsii Britton ex Vail | ||
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa
Views: 194.554 Forb/herb - Perennial butterfly milkweed | ||
Asclepias uncialis Greene
Views: 159.579 Forb/herb - Perennial wheel milkweed | ||
Asclepias uncialis Greene ssp. ruthiae (Maguire) Kartesz & Gandhi
Views: 196.233 Forb/herb - Perennial Ruth's milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias eastwoodiana Barneby = Asclepias ruthiae Maguire = Asclepias sanjuanensis K.D. Heil, J.M. Porter & S.L. Welsh = Asclepias uncialis Greene var. ruthiae (Maguire) E. Sundell | ||
Asclepias uncialis Greene ssp. uncialis
Views: 164.997 Forb/herb - Perennial wheel milkweed | ||
Asclepias variegata L.
Views: 341.894 Forb/herb - Perennial redring milkweed Synonyms: = Biventraria variegata (L.) Small | ||
Asclepias verticillata L.
Views: 396.713 Forb/herb - Perennial whorled milkweed | ||
Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn.
Views: 203.129 Forb/herb - Perennial woolly milkweed | ||
Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn. ssp. parishii (Jeps.) Woodson
Views: 234.506 Forb/herb - Perennial Parish's woolly milkweed Synonyms: = Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn. var. parishii Jeps. | ||
Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn. ssp. vestita
Views: 186.204 Forb/herb - Perennial woolly milkweed | ||
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
Views: 298.584 Forb/herb - Perennial green comet milkweed Synonyms: = Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eaton = Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eaton var. ivesii Britton = Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eaton var. linearis A. Gray = Asclepias viridiflora Raf. var. lanceolata Torr. = Asclepias viridiflora Raf. var. linearis (A. Gray) Fernald | ||
Asclepias viridis Walter
Views: 271.851 Forb/herb - Perennial green antelopehorn Synonyms: = Asclepiodora viridis (Walter) A. Gray | ||
Asclepias viridula Chapm.
Views: 194.593 Forb/herb - Perennial southern milkweed | ||
Asclepias welshii N.H. Holmgren & P.K. Holmgren
Views: 181.877 Forb/herb - Perennial Welsh's milkweed |
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