PLANTS Profile for Asclepias obovata (pineland milkweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Asclepias obovata Elliott
pineland milkweed

Symbol:

ASOB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

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Asclepias obovata Elliott

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Synonyms:
Asclepias obovata Elliott

ASVIO

Asclepias viridiflora Raf. var. obovata (Elliott) Torr.

Distribution:
Asclepias obovata Elliott


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, SC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Asclepias obovata Elliott

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias

Classification:
Asclepias obovata Elliott

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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 obovata Elliott – pineland milkweed

More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias obovata Elliott

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30289.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 07:58 AM CDT