Asclepias amplexicaulis

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Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepias amplexicaulis 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. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Asclepias amplexicaulis
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ASCL AMPL dist.jpg
Natural range of Asclepias amplexicaulis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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.