Asclepias amplexicaulis
| 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 mentions, the aroma of the inflorescence, smells of cloves and roses (Weakley 2015).
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 May to June (Weakley 2015). Flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
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.
