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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Asclepias variegata'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
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Common names: Redring Milkweed, White Milkweed
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Synonyms:  ''Biventraria variegata'' (L.) Small
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Common names: Redring Milkweed, White Milkweed
 
  
Synonym names:  ''Biventraria variegata'' (L.) Small
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
It is found from Connecticut west to Ohio, south to eastern Texas, and east to Florida (Weakley 2015).
 
It is found from Connecticut west to Ohio, south to eastern Texas, and east to Florida (Weakley 2015).
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, H. Kurz, K. Craddock Burks, James R. Burkhalter, L G Plank, Gary R. Knight, Andre F. Clewell, R. Kral, Richard S. Mitchell, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, D.C. Hunt, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker, and R. F. Doren.
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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, H. Kurz, K. Craddock Burks, James R. Burkhalter, L G Plank, Gary R. Knight, Andre F. Clewell, R. Kral, Richard S. Mitchell, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, D.C. Hunt, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker, and R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Leon, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Jackson, Gadsden, Liberty, Jefferson, Wakulla, Walton, and Bay. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
 
 
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.
 
 
 
States and Counties: Florida: Leon, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Jackson, Gadsden, Liberty, Jefferson, Wakulla, Walton, and Bay. Georgia: Grady and 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. 933.  
 
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 933.  
  
 
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. 271. Print.
 
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. 271. Print.

Revision as of 15:21, 3 August 2015

Asclepias variegata
Asclepias variegata Gil.jpg
photo by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: A. variegata
Binomial name
Asclepias variegata
L.
ASCL VARI dist.jpg
Natural range of Asclepias variegata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Redring Milkweed, White Milkweed

Synonyms: Biventraria variegata (L.) Small

Description

Distribution

It is found from Connecticut west to Ohio, south to eastern Texas, and east to Florida (Weakley 2015).

Ecology

Habitat

Asclepias variegata is found in upland pine-oak forests and woodlands (Weakley 2015), and in mesic hammocks (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). Additionally, it occurs on bluffs and slopes, burned pinelands, and annually burned savannas (FSU Herbarium). It prefers higher light levels, growing mainly in sunny to semi-shaded environments, and is usually found in drying loamy sand or moist sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). It also appears in disturbed habitat such as park trails and the borders of clear-cuts (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species flowers from May to July (Weakley 2015), but it has also been observed flowering in April (FSU Herbarium). Fruiting has been observed in June, October, and November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Asclepias variegata has been found in burned pine-oak-hickory stands and pinelands, as well as annually burned savannas (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, H. Kurz, K. Craddock Burks, James R. Burkhalter, L G Plank, Gary R. Knight, Andre F. Clewell, R. Kral, Richard S. Mitchell, Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, D.C. Hunt, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker, and R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Leon, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Jackson, Gadsden, Liberty, Jefferson, Wakulla, Walton, and Bay. Georgia: Grady and 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. 933.

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. 271. Print.