Asclepias Linnaeus
Asclepias Linnaeus is an accepted genus name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c.
Vernacular names
- milkweed Scoggan, 1978-79
Synonyms
Distribution
- Native
- Introduced
- Ephemeral
- Excluded
- Extirpated
- Doubtful
- Absent

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Classification
Class | Equisetopsida |
Subclass | Magnoliidae |
Superorder | Asteranae |
Order | Gentianales |
Family | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe | Asclepiadeae |
Genus | Asclepias |
Species | Asclepias exaltata |
Species | Asclepias hirtella |
Species | Asclepias incarnata |
Species | Asclepias lanuginosa |
Species | Asclepias ovalifolia |
Species | Asclepias purpurascens |
Species | Asclepias quadrifolia |
Species | Asclepias speciosa |
Species | Asclepias speciosa × Asclepias syriaca |
Species | Asclepias sullivantii |
Species | Asclepias syriaca |
Species | Asclepias tuberosa |
Species | Asclepias variegata |
Species | Asclepias verticillata |
Species | Asclepias viridiflora |
Habit
Herb