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Asclepias fruticosa L.


 


See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 


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Distribution in USA and Canada

USA (CA)

Distributional map for Asclepias fruticosa L.
Map for Asclepias fruticosa L.
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA


TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae


Genus: Asclepias

Species


 

 


PLANT PROFILE  : (*)

Common names

U.S. name: African milkweed


Grown habit: Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Gomphocarpus fruticous (L.) W.T. Aiton


Images


Asclepias fruticosa
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Campus


Asclepias fruticosa
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Campus


Asclepias fruticosa
Asclepias fruticosa
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.


Other informations


Index of taxa

Genera of  Asclepiadaceae:


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