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Asclepias

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Contains 14 accepted taxa overall.

Family: Apocynaceae
Common Name:milkweed

Classification

Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Class Magnoliopsida
Sub Class Asteridae
Order Gentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
Genus Asclepias

Citation

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Species

Scientific NameCommon Name
Asclepias amplexicaulis blunt-leaved milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis × A. syriaca = A. ×intermedia intermediate milkweed
Asclepias exaltata forest milkweed
Asclepias incarnata  
Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata western swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra eastern swamp milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens purple milkweed
Asclepias quadrifolia four-leaved milkweed
Asclepias rubra red milkweed
Asclepias syriaca common milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed
Asclepias variegata white milkweed
Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora green milkweed