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Asclepias viridula Chapm.
southern milkweed

       
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Asclepias viridula Chapm.

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Distribution:
Asclepias viridula Chapm.

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USA (AL, FL, GA)
 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias viridula Chapm.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias
 

Classification:
Asclepias viridula Chapm.

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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 viridula Chapm. – southern milkweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Asclepias viridula Chapm.

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.

Florida:
green milkweed              Threatened
 

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 viridula Chapm.

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- NO FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Asclepias viridula Chapm.

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 30324.

 
 
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