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Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa
butterfly milkweed

       
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Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa

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Distribution:
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias, 3 subspecies in Asclepias tuberosa L.
 

Classification:
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa

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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 tuberosa L. – butterfly milkweed
Subspecies Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa – butterfly milkweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Maine:
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed              Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly-weed              Endangered
New York:
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly-weed              Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly milkweed              Special Concern
Vermont:
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly-weed              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30314.

 
 
Time Generated: 11/04/2008 11:45 PM MST