PLANTS Profile for Asclepias meadii (Mead's milkweed)

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Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
Mead's milkweed

Symbol:

ASME

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 28. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Distribution:
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray


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USA (IA, IL, IN, KS, MO, WI)

Related Taxa:
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias

Classification:
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus	Asclepias L. – milkweed
Species	Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray – Mead's milkweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Mead's milkweed		Threatened
Illinois:
Mead's milkweed		Endangered
Indiana:
Mead's milkweed		Reintroduced
Iowa:
Mead's milkweed		Endangered
Missouri:
Mead's milkweed		Endangered