Swamp Milkweed

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Swamp Milkweed in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asclepias incarnata, Linn. Glabrous or nearly so, leafy and branching, 3 ft.: Lvs. opposite, oblong-lanceolate: corolla rose-purple to flesh-color, with oblong lobes: pods glabrous, erect. B.R. 250. Var. piilchra, Pers. Hirsute, and Lvs. broader. Swamps.—Common. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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

Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed and, White Indian Hemp (Asclepias incarnata) is a species of milkweed.

External links

• Asclepias incarnata at Evergreen native plant database
• Swamp Milkweed page from the Natural Resources Conservation Service database