Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Asclepias purpurascens L.
Purple Milkweed
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
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First discovered in Etowah Co. in low Coosa Prairie remnants.
Native
<a href=https://journals.brit.org/jbrit/article/view/1348/1359>Keener, B.R., J.K. England, R. Sewell, B. Finch, G. Todia, W.M. Knapp, J.R. Burkhalter, K. Lybarger, & B. Finzel. 2024. Noteworthy collections from the Alabama flora (U.S.A.). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 193-204.</a>
Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358233>Asclepias purpurascens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 214-215. 1753.</a>
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<a href=https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/10700/?offset=#page=68&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=>"Apocynum floribus obsolete purpureis, corniculis resupinis", (lectotype: Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 1: 32, t. 28, f. 31, 1732. Lectotypified by Reveal in Jarvis (ed.), Order out of Chaos : 321. 2007.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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