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Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.
oval-leaf milkweed

       
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Line Drawing of Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 31. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.

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Distribution:
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (IA, IL, MI, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias
 

Classification:
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.

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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 ovalifolia Decne. – oval-leaf milkweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.

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.

Illinois:
oval milkweed              Endangered
Michigan:
dwarf milkweed              Endangered
Wisconsin:
dwarf milkweed              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30291.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 04:56 PM MDT