Contains 23 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Asclepias Linnaeus
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Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Gentianales
Asclepias
Citation
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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Asclepias amplexicaulis Clasping Milkweed; Blunt Leaf Milkweed; Curly Milkweed Native
Asclepias cinerea Carolina Milkweed Native FAC (NWPL) S1 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank)
Asclepias connivens Large Flower Milkweed Native OBL (NWPL)
Asclepias curassavica Scarlet Milkweed Not Native
Asclepias exaltata Poke Milkweed; Tall Milkweed Native S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Asclepias hirtella Prairie Milkweed; Barrens Milkweed Native S? (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Asclepias humistrata Pinewoods Milkweed; Fleshy Milkweed Native
Asclepias incarnata Western Swamp Milkweed Native OBL (NWPL)
Asclepias lanceolata Lanceolate Milkweed; Few Flower Milkweed Native OBL (NWPL)
Asclepias longifolia Longleaf Milkweed; Savannah Milkweed Native FACW+ (NWPL)
Asclepias michauxii Michaux's Milkweed Native FAC+ (NWPL)
Asclepias obovata Pineland Milkweed Native
Asclepias perennis Swamp Forest Milkweed; Shore Milkweed; Aquatic Milkweed Native OBL (NWPL)
Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed Native
Asclepias quadrifolia Four Leaf Milkweed Native
Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed Native OBL (NWPL) S1 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank)
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed Native
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed; Common Butterfly Weed; Pleurisy Root Native
Asclepias variegata White Milkweed; Red Ring Milkweed Native FACU (NWPL)
Asclepias verticillata Eastern Whorled Milkweed Native
Asclepias viridiflora Green Flower Milkweed; Green Comet Milkweed Native
Asclepias viridis Green Milkweed; Green Antelope Horn Native
Asclepias viridula Southern Milkweed Native FACW- (NWPL) S1 (State Rank) G2 (Global Rank)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.