Asclepias amplexicaulis

Plant Characteristics

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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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

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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
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Asclepias amplexicaulis (Blunt-leaved Milkweed ^[1], Clasping Milkweed ^[2]) is a species of milkweed, which is cited as a wildflower native to the United States ^[3].

References

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[1] Asclepias amplexicaulis at Connecticut Botanical Society

[2] Asclepias amplexicaulis at USDA PLANTS Database

[3] Asclepias amplexicaulis at Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas

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