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Individual Report for Asclepias speciosa

Submission ID: 833

Plant Name:
Scientific Name: Asclepias speciosa
Common Name: showy milkweed
Plant Symbol: ASSP
 
Plant Location:
State/County: New Mexico (McKinley)
Location Method: Latitude Longitude
Area (Acres): <1 Density or abundance Uncommon
 
Supporting Information:
Submission Type: Observation    
Habitat from Observation: A single, isolated patch in a grassy meadow area on the valley bottom at approximately 7680 feet. On valley slopes nearby are ponderosa and scrub oak with some western poison ivy on some southward-facing slopes.
Vegetative: Yes Observation Date: July 5, 2005
Flower: Yes Flower Color: pink to purple
Fruit Photo(s) Submitted: Asclepias_speciosa_Cibola_National_Forest_McKinley_County_NM_06302007_Map_o.jpg , DSC01927_Asclepias_speciosa_Showy_Milkweed_07052005.jpg , DSC01928_Asclepias_speciosa_Showy_Milkweed_07052005.jpg , DSC01929_Asclepias_speciosa_Showy_Milkweed_07052005.jpg
Observation Notes:
Native: Native Extripated:
Identification Confidence: Fairly confident
Identification Method: Comparison of photos 
Other method (please indicate below) 
 
Time Generated 05/20/2013 1:54 PM CDT

 

  
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