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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
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Varieties: ''A. tuberosa'' var. ''interior''; ''A. tuberosa'' var. ''rolfsii''; ''A. tuberosa'' var. ''tuberosa''<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><br>
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Synonyms: ''A. rolfsii''; ''A. decumbens''<ref name="Weakley 2015"/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 08:20, 13 February 2018

Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadacea
Genus: Asclepias
Species: A. tuberosa
Binomial name
Asclepias tuberosa
(L) Brittonex Vail
ASCL TUBE DIST.JPG
Natural range of Asclepias tuberosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Names: midwestern butterfly-weed; sandhills butterfly-weed; common butterfly-weed;[1] butterfly milkweed[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Varieties: A. tuberosa var. interior; A. tuberosa var. rolfsii; A. tuberosa var. tuberosa[1]
Synonyms: A. rolfsii; A. decumbens[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 13 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.