Asclepias cinerea
| Asclepias cinerea | |
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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. cinerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias cinerea Walter | |
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| Natural range of Asclepias cinerea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common names: Carolina Milkweed
Distribution
Found from southeast North Carolina south to the northern peninsula of Florida, and west within the pandhandle (Weakley 2015).
Ecology
Habitat
Is found in pine savannas (Weakley 2015) and sandhills, flatwoods, and bogs (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Phenology
Flowers from June to July (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.
