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Asclepias variegata L.
redring milkweed

       
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Asclepias variegata L.

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Synonyms:
Asclepias variegata L.

  BIVA4 Biventraria variegata (L.) Small
 

Distribution:
Asclepias variegata L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias variegata L.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias
 

Classification:
Asclepias variegata 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 variegata L. – redring milkweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias variegata 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.

Connecticut:
white milkweed              Endangered
New York:
white milkweed              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
white milkweed              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Asclepias variegata 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
FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Asclepias variegata L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low           Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias variegata L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30319.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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