Asclepias exaltata Linnaeus

Asclepias exaltata Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c.

Vernacular names

• asclépiade très grande Sabourin, 2009
• grande asclépiade Newcomb, 1983

• poke milkweed Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• tall milkweed Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

• Asclepias bicknellii Vail FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c
• Asclepias phytolaccoides G.F. Lyon ex Pursh FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c
• Asclepias syriaca var. exaltata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus TROPICOS

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 exaltata

Habit

Herb