Asclepias rubra

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Asclepias rubra

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias rubra

Name[edit]

Asclepias rubra L., 1753

Synonyms[edit]

  • Heterotypic
    • Asclepias cordata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 105 (1788), nom. illeg.
    • Asclepias polystachya Walter, Fl. Carol.: 107 (1788).
    • Asclepias laurifolia Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 117 (1803).
    • Asclepias acuminata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 182 (1813).
    • Asclepias periplocifolia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 167 (1818).
    • Asclepias lancifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 77 (1821).
    • Asclepias rubra var. laurifolia (Michx.) R.M.Harper, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 339 (1903).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: red milkweed
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