Asclepias verticillata

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Read about Asclepias verticillata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

? Whorled milkweed
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae Genus: Asclepias Species: A. verticillata
Binomial name
Asclepias verticillata L.

Asclepias verticillata (Whorled milkweed , or Horsetail Milkweed) is a species of milkweed which is used as a medicinal plant 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.