Asclepias incarnata L.
ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Milkweed family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Asclepias incarnata L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 215. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Swamp milkweed
English name: swamp milkweed
Spanish name: algodoncillo
French name: asclépiade rouge
German name: rote Seidenpflanze
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata
2) Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson
3) Asclepias incarnata L. var. neoscotica Fernald
4) Asclepias incarnata L. var. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
Page counter: 618 ( AVG: 222.3 / 291.376 )
Gallery:
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Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 26.
Asclepias incarnata
Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image
Asclepias incarnata
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. - Not copyrighted image
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Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Asclepias incarnata
Jennifer Anderson - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Asclepias incarnata
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Asclepias incarnata L. var. neoscotica Fernald [156]
2) Asclepias intermedia Vail [133]
3) Asclepias kansana Vail [136]
4) Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt. [971]
5) Asclepias laurifolia Michx. [135]
6) Asclepias mexicana auct. non Cav. [216]
7) Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schltr. [1281]
8) Asclepias rolfsii Britton ex Vail [162]
9) Asclepias syriaca L. var. kansana (Vail) Palmer & Steyerm. [149]
10) Asclepias viridiflora Raf. [299]
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