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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
| − | + | Flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). In Florida, it has been observed flowering in April and May, specifically (FSU Herbarium). Fruiting has been observed in June and July (FSU Herbarium). | |
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===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 8 July 2015
| Asclepias amplexicaulis | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. amplexicaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | |
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| Natural range of Asclepias amplexicaulis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common names: Clasping Milkweed, Sand Milkweed
Weakley (2015) mentions that the aroma of the inflorescence smells of cloves and roses.
Distribution
Found as north as New Hampshire and New York, then west to Kansas, south to Texas Florida (Weakley 2015). In Florida, it’s found in south to central peninsula (Weakley 2015).
Ecology
Habitat
Is found in sandhills (Weakley 2015).
Phenology
Flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). In Florida, it has been observed flowering in April and May, specifically (FSU Herbarium). Fruiting has been observed in June and July (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Present in burned areas (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.
Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Sidney McDaniel, R. A. Norris, Richard R. Clinebell II, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, and G. Wilder.
States and Counties: Florida: Washington, Franklin, Leon, Okaloosa, Holmes, Wakulla, Calhoun, and Jackson. Georgia: Thomas.
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 931.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 270. Print.
