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Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson
antelopehorns
       
Symbol:   ASASC  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asclepiadaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Synonyms:
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson

  ASASD Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson var. decumbens (Nutt.) Shinners
  ASCA24 Asclepias capricornu Woodson
  ASCAO Asclepias capricornu Woodson ssp. occidentalis Woodson
  ASDE16 Asclepias decumbens (Nutt.) Decne.
  ASDE15 Asclepiodora decumbens (Nutt.) A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson

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Related Taxa:
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias, 2 subspecies in Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson
 

Classification:
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson

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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 asperula (Decne.) Woodson – spider milkweed
Subspecies Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson – antelopehorns
 

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Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson ssp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson

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