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'''''Asclepias amplexicaulis''''' ('''Blunt-leaved Milkweed''',  '''Clasping Milkweed''') is a species of [[milkweed]], in the subfamily [[Asclepiadaceae]]<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASAM ''Asclepias amplexicaulis'' at USDA PLANTS Database]</ref>, which is cited as a [[wildflower]] native to the [[United States]] <ref>[http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/bluntleafmilkweed.html ''Asclepias amplexicaulis'' at Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas]</ref>, mostly found in Central and Eastern areas and grown in the spring time. Its found grown in dry fields and open woods, usually in sandy soil and 1-3 feet in height. <ref>[http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiasampl.html ''Asclepias amplexicaulis'' at Connecticut Botanical Society]</ref> It contains a poison dangerous to humans and livestock, special care must be taken when using this plant. <ref>http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/plants/A-amplexicaulis.html</ref>
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Asclepias amplexicaulis, Michx. Plant glabrous and glaucous: st. decumbent, 1-2 ft. long: Lvs. numerous, cordate- ovate and clasping, obtuse, succulent: corolla green- purple. Barrens, N. C. and S.
 
Asclepias amplexicaulis, Michx. Plant glabrous and glaucous: st. decumbent, 1-2 ft. long: Lvs. numerous, cordate- ovate and clasping, obtuse, succulent: corolla green- purple. Barrens, N. C. and S.
 
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'''''Asclepias amplexicaulis''''' ('''Blunt-leaved Milkweed''' <ref>[http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiasampl.html ''Asclepias amplexicaulis'' at Connecticut Botanical Society]</ref>, '''Clasping Milkweed''' <ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASAM ''Asclepias amplexicaulis'' at USDA PLANTS Database]</ref>) is a species of [[milkweed]], which is cited as a [[wildflower]] native to the [[United States]] <ref>[http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/bluntleafmilkweed.html ''Asclepias amplexicaulis'' at Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas]</ref>.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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Asclepias amplexicaulis (Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Clasping Milkweed) is a species of milkweed, in the subfamily Asclepiadaceae[1], which is cited as a wildflower native to the United States [2], mostly found in Central and Eastern areas and grown in the spring time. Its found grown in dry fields and open woods, usually in sandy soil and 1-3 feet in height. [3] It contains a poison dangerous to humans and livestock, special care must be taken when using this plant. [4]


Read about Asclepias amplexicaulis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Michx. Plant glabrous and glaucous: st. decumbent, 1-2 ft. long: Lvs. numerous, cordate- ovate and clasping, obtuse, succulent: corolla green- purple. Barrens, N. C. and S.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

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Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ Asclepias amplexicaulis at USDA PLANTS Database
  2. ↑ Asclepias amplexicaulis at Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas
  3. ↑ Asclepias amplexicaulis at Connecticut Botanical Society
  4. ↑ http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/plants/A-amplexicaulis.html

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