Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus

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

Hybrid parent of

Asclepias speciosa × Asclepias syriaca.

Vernacular names

• asclépiade commune Darbyshire et al., 2000
• asclépiade de Cornut Louis-Marie, 1953
• asclépiade de Syrie Louis-Marie, 1953
• cochons de lait Marie-Victorin, 1995
• cotonnier Louis-Marie, 1953
• herbe à la ouate Lambinon et al., 1992
• petits cochons Marie-Victorin, 1995

• common milkweed Darbyshire et al., 2000
• silkweed Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• silky milkweed Harms, 2006

Synonyms

• Asclepias cornuti Decaisne FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c
• Asclepias kansana Vail FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c
• Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus var. syriaca TROPICOS
• Asclepias syriaca var. kansana (Vail) E.J. Palmer & Steyermark 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 syriaca

Habit

Herb