Difference between revisions of "Asclepias tuberosa"
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| − | Common Names: midwestern butterfly-weed; sandhills butterfly-weed; common butterfly-weed;<ref name="Weakley 2015">Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> butterfly milkweed<ref name="USDA">USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 13 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref> | + | Common Names: midwestern butterfly-weed; sandhills butterfly-weed; common butterfly-weed;<ref name="Weakley 2015">Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> butterfly milkweed; Rolfs' milkweed<ref name="USDA">USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 13 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref> |
==Taxonomic Notes== | ==Taxonomic Notes== | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 13 February 2018
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Asclepias tuberosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Names: midwestern butterfly-weed; sandhills butterfly-weed; common butterfly-weed;[1] butterfly milkweed; Rolfs' milkweed[2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Varieties: A. tuberosa var. interior; A. tuberosa var. rolfsii; A. tuberosa var. tuberosa[1]
Synonyms: A. rolfsii; A. decumbens[1]
Description
Asclepias tuberosa is a dioecious perennial forb/herb.[2] Flowers can be a yellow to yellowish orange or a deep-orange to reddish.[1]
Distribution
This species is found from Quebec and Maine, westward to Ontario and Minnesota, southwestward to South Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and California, and southward to central Texas, the Gulf Coast, and peninsular Florida.[2]
Ecology
Habitat
A. tuberosa occurs in dry forests, roadbanks, sandhills, woodland margins, roadsides, and pastures.[1]
Phenology
In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, A. tuberosa flowers from May through September and fruits from August through September.[1]
