Difference between revisions of "Asclepias verticillata"
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| + | Asclepias verticillata, Linn. About 2 ft., slender, very leafy: Lvs. in whorls of 3-6, very narrow-linear and revolute: fls. greenish white, in many small umbels. Dry soil; frequent. L.B.C. 11:1067. | ||
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Read about Asclepias verticillata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Asclepias verticillata, Linn. About 2 ft., slender, very leafy: Lvs. in whorls of 3-6, very narrow-linear and revolute: fls. greenish white, in many small umbels. Dry soil; frequent. L.B.C. 11:1067. Var. pumila, Gray. A few inches high from a fascicled root: Lvs. filiform, crowded. Plains, W.
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Asclepias verticillata (Whorled milkweed [1], or Horsetail Milkweed) is a species of milkweed which is used as a medicinal plant [2] by Native American tribes. In addition, this plant is also cited as a poisonous plant to livestock; however, it is rarely consumed livestock by because it is unpalatable.
