Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus subsp. tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus subsp. tuberosa is an accepted subspecies name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c.

Vernacular names

• asclépiade tubéreuse Darbyshire et al., 2000

• eastern butterfly milkweed Anions
• butterfly milkweed ITIS, 2010
• eastern butterflyweed Weakley et al., 2023

Synonyms

• Asclepias decumbens Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Apocynaceae
Subfamily	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe	Asclepiadeae
Genus	Asclepias
Species	Asclepias tuberosa
Subspecies	Asclepias tuberosa subsp. tuberosa

Habit

Herb