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Asclepias rubra L.
red milkweed

       
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Asclepias rubra L.

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Synonyms:
Asclepias rubra L.

  ASLA15 Asclepias laurifolia Michx.
 

Distribution:
Asclepias rubra L.

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias rubra L.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias
 

Classification:
Asclepias rubra L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Gentianales
Family Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus Asclepias L. – milkweed
Species Asclepias rubra L. – red milkweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias rubra L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
red milkweed              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
red milkweed              Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Asclepias rubra L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias rubra L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30299.

 
 
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