Asclepias speciosa

Asclepias speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Gentianales

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

Name

Asclepias speciosa, Torr., 1827.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias douglasii Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 53, t. 97. 1837.
  • Asclepias giffordii Eastw., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20(5): 150. 1931.

References

• Torrey, J. 1827. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 2: 218.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asclepias speciosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: showy milkweed

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