PLANTS Profile for Asclepias hirtella (green milkweed)

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Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
green milkweed

Symbol:

ASHI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

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Synonyms:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

	ACHI5	Acerates hirtella Pennell
	ASLOH2	Asclepias longifolia Michx. var. hirtella (Pennell) J. Farmer & C.R. Bell

Distribution:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson


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USA (AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias

Classification:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

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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 hirtella (Pennell) Woodson – green milkweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

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.

Michigan:
tall green milkweed		Threatened
Minnesota:
prairie milkweed		Threatened
Tennessee:
prairie milkweed		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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UPL,FAC

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FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30271.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 10:33 PM MDT