Asclepias purpurascens L.
ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Milkweed family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
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Name: Asclepias purpurascens L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 214. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Purple milkweed
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
Page counter: 649 ( AVG: 223.98 / 293.535 )
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Asclepias purpurascens
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image
Asclepias purpurascens
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Asclepias purpurascens
William C. Taylor - 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
Asclepias purpurascens
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
Asclepias purpurascens
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Asclepias purpurascens
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.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
Map for Asclepias purpurascens L.
(*) 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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