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Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata
swamp milkweed

       
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Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

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Distribution:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias, 2 subspecies in Asclepias incarnata L.
 

Classification:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

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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 incarnata L. – swamp milkweed
Subspecies Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata – swamp milkweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

Asclepias incarnata
rose milkweed
swamp milkweed

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

Asclepias incarnata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL FACW+ OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. incarnata

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184805.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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