Asclepias amplexicaulis

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Cultivation

Scientific Names

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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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

? Clasping Milkweed
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae Genus: Asclepias Species: A. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.

Asclepias amplexicaulis (Blunt-leaved Milkweed , Clasping Milkweed ) is a species of milkweed, which is cited as a wildflower native to the United States .