Asclepias tuberosa

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Family:	APOCYNACEAE
Species:	Asclepias tuberosa L.
Common Name:	BUTTERFLYWEED; BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
Plant Notes:	**
Status:	Native

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	APOCYNACEAE
Genus	Asclepias
Species	Asclepias tuberosa L. - BUTTERFLYWEED; BUTTERFLY MILKWEED

Citation

Citation	ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 217. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Without data (lectotype: LINN 310.41). Lectotypified by Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41: 74. 1954.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

County	Herbaria	Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua	FLAS
Baker	USF
Bay	FLAS
Bradford	USF
Brevard	USF
Calhoun	USF
Charlotte	USF
Citrus	USF
Clay	USF
Collier	USF
Columbia	FLAS
De Soto	USF
Dixie	USF
Duval	USF
Escambia	UWFP
Gadsden	FLAS
Gilchrist	FLAS
Gulf	FTG
Hamilton	USF
Hernando	USF
Highlands	USF
Hillsborough	USF
Jackson	USF
Jefferson	Lit	Lit: Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41: 77. 1954.
Lafayette	USF
Lake	USF
Lee	USF
Leon	USF
Levy	USF
Liberty	FLAS
Madison	USF
Manatee	USF
Marion	USF
Miami-Dade	USF
Nassau	FLAS
Okaloosa	USF
Okeechobee	FLAS
Orange	USF
Osceola	USF
Palm Beach	FTG
Pasco	USF
Pinellas	USF
Polk	USF
Putnam	USF
Santa Rosa	FLAS
Sarasota	USF
Seminole	USF
St. Johns	FLAS
St. Lucie	USF
Sumter	USF
Suwannee	USF
Taylor	USF
Union	FLAS
Volusia	USF
Wakulla	FSU
Walton	USF

Synonyms

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Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Asclepias decumbens	Asclepias decumbens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 216. 1753.		TYPE: VIRGINIA:
Asclepias floridana	Asclepias floridana Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 284. 1783.		TYPE: FLORIDA:
Asclepias rolfsii	Asclepias rolfsii Britton ex Vail, in Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 943, 1336. 1903.		TYPE: FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Miami, 1 Apr 1903, Britton s.n. (holotype: NY).
Asclepias tuberosa forma decumbens	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, forma decumbens (Linnaeus) Voss, Vilm. Blumengaertn., ed. 3. 1: 663. 1894.	BASIONYM: Asclepias decumbens Linnaeus 1753.
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. rolfsii	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, subsp. rolfsii (Britton ex Vail) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 368. 1944.	BASIONYM: Asclepias rolfsii Britton ex Vail 1903.
Asclepias tuberosa var. decumbens	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, var. decumbens (Linnaeus) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 184. 1814.	BASIONYM: Asclepias decumbens Linnaeus 1753.
Asclepias tuberosa var. rolfsii	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, var. rolfsii (Britton ex Vail) Shinners, Field & Lab. 17: 89. 1949.	BASIONYM: Asclepias rolfsii Britton ex Vail 1903.
Asclepias lutea	Asclepias lutea Rafinesque, Med. Repos., ser. 2. 5: 361. 1808.		TYPE: PENNSYLVANIA:
Asclepias tuberosa forma bicolor	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, forma bicolor Standley, Rhodora 32: 33. 1930.		TYPE: INDIANA: Porter Co.: Near Crocker, 2 Sep 1929, Standley 57350 (holotype: F).
Asclepias tuberosa forma flavescens	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, forma flavescens Farwell, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 2: 36. 1923.		TYPE: MICHIGAN: Oakland Co.: Rochester, 21 Jun 1921, Farwell 5875 (holotype: BLH).
Asclepias tuberosa forma lutea	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, forma lutea Clute, Amer. Bot. 18: 73. 1912.		TYPE: ILLINOIS:
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, subsp. interior Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 368. 1944.		TYPE: IOWA: Clay Co.: 6 mi. N of Ruthven, 4 Sep 1944, Hayden 3195 (holotype: MO).
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. terminalis	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, subsp. terminalis Woodson, Proc. Natl. Acad. U.S.A. 39: 79. 1953.		TYPE: MICHIGAN: Cheboygan Co.: Burt Lake, s.d., Ehlers 13954 (holotype: MO).
Asclepias tuberosa var. flexuosa	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, var. flexuosa J. F. James, Bot. Gaz. 13: 271. 1888.		TYPE: TENNESSEE:
Asclepias tuberosa var. interior	Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, var. interior (Woodson) Shinners, Field & Lab. 17: 89. 1949.	BASIONYM: Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus, subsp. interior Woodson 1944.

Listed Status: Florida

Listed Status:	(Florida):Source - Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Chapter 5B-40, Florida Administrative Code. 1998, amended.
Endangered:	A species of plants native to the state that are in imminent danger of extinction within the state, the survival of which is unlikely if the causes of a decline in the number of plants continue, and includes all species determined to be endangered or threatened pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Threatened:	Listed as Threatened Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Defined as species of plants native to the state that are in rapid decline in the number of plants within the state, but which have not so decreased in such number as to cause them to be endangered.

Listed Status: US

Listed Status: US	(U.S.) Source - List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Endangered:	Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened:	Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

WAP: Wetland AssessmentProcedure

Wetland Assessment Procedure (WAP): Source - Southwest Florida Water Management District, Wetland Assessment Procedure Instruction Manual for Isolated Wetlands (March 2005).

AD:	Adaptive Species. Plant species designated as FAC or Upland by DEP, but commonly seen in the transition zone in limited numbers.
D:	Deep Species. Plant species commonly found in the deep zone, and designated either FAC or OBL by DEP.
OD:	Outer Deep Species. Plant species commonly found in the outer deep zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
T:	Transition Species. Plant species commonly found in the transition zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
U:	Upland Species. Plant species that are not expected to be seen in wetlands.

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EPPC: Exotic Pest Plant Council

EPPC:

Source - Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Florida's Most Invasive Species

Category I - Species that are invading and disrupting native plant communities in Florida. This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage caused.

Category II - Species that have shown a potential to disrupt native plant communities. These species may become ranked as Category I, but have not yet demonstrated disruption of natural Florida communities.

DEP: Department of Environmental Protection

Wetland Status, Department of Environmental Regulation (DEP): Source - Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters, Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code. 1994.

OBL:	Obligate wetland. Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC:	Facultative. equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands.

NWI: National list of vascular plant species that occur in wetlands

Wetland Status (NWI): Source - National list of vascular plant species that occur in wetlands. US Fish & Wildlife Service Biological Report 88(24). National Wetlands Inventory, US Fish & Wildlife Service. 1988.

OBL:	Obligate Wetland. Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
FAC:	Facultative. Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66%).
FACU:	Facultative Upland. Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).

A positive (+) or negative (-) sign is used with the Facultative indicator category to more specifically define the regional frequency of occurrence in wetlands. The positive sign indicates a frequency toward the higher end of the category (more frequently found in wetlands), and a negative sign indicates a frequency toward the lower end of the category (less frequently found in wetlands).

Persisting

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Duration

Annual:	Plants that perform their entire lifecycle within a single growing season. All roots, stems, and leaves die at the end of the growing season. Over wintering seeds allow the next generation to appear.
Biennial:	A plant that is typically vegetative its first year and blooms the following season. Once it has bloomed and set seed, the plant dies. Garlic mustard is an example of a biennial.
Perennial:	These plants live for three or more seasons. Many perennials may not be mature enough to bloom during its first year. Perennial wildflowers re-grow each season from overwinter root material.

Category

Vascular:	Any of various plants that have the vascular tissues xylem and phloem. The vascular plants include all seed-bearing plants (the gymnosperms and angiosperms) and the pteridophytes (including the ferns, lycophytes, and horsetails). Also called tracheophyte.
Bryophyte:	A large group of seedless green plants including the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Bryophytes lack the specialized tissues xylem and phloem that circulate water and dissolved nutrients in the vascular plants. Bryophytes generally live on land but are mostly found in moist environments, for they have free-swimming sperm that require water for transport. In contrast to the vascular plants, the gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes constitutes the larger plant form, while the small sporophyte (diploid) generation grows on or within the gametophyte and depends upon it for nutrition.
Lichen:	The mutualistic symbiotic association of a fungus with an alga or a cyanobacterium, or both. The fungal component of a lichen absorbs water and nutrients from the surroundings and provides a suitable environment for the alga or cyanobacterium. These live protected among the dense fungal hyphae and produce carbohydrates for the fungus by photosynthesis. Owing to this partnership, lichens can thrive in harsh environments such as mountaintops and polar regions. The more familiar lichens grow slowly as crusty patches, but lichens are found in a variety of forms, such as the tall, plantlike reindeer moss. The association between the different organisms in a lichen is so close that lichens are routinely referred to as a single organism, and scientists classify lichens using the name of the fungal component.

(Definitions from: American Heritage Science Dictionary)

Growth Habit

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State Rank

This numeric rank provides the relative rarity for each species based on a scale from 1 (very rare) to 5 (common). These ranks carry no legal status.

S1 - Typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable in New York State.
S2 - Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstr¬ably making it very vulnerable in New York State.
S3 - Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in New York State.
S4 - Apparently secure in New York State.
S5 - Demonstrably secure in New York State.
SE - State exotic or non-native
SH - Historically known from New York State, but not seen in the past 15 years.
SNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. This is mainly those species which are now excluded from flora for various reasons.
SNR - Not yet ranked
SX - Apparently extirpated from New York State.

Global Rank

Each species’ global rank is determined by NatureServe. These ranks carry no legal weight. The global rank reflects the species worldwide rarity.

G1 - Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences), or very few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or especially vulnerable to extinction because of some factor of its biology.
G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G3 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G4 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
GH - Historically known, with the expectation that it might be rediscovered.
GNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. NatureServe does not typically rank hybrid species.
GNR - Not yet ranked.
GX - Species believed to be extinct.

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Asclepias tuberosa

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