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