| Asclepias connivens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. connivens |
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| Asclepias connivens Baldwin | |
Asclepias connivens is a species of milkweed, commonly called Baldwin's milkweed or the largeflower milkweed. It is an obligate wetland species, native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida).
It was first identified in 1817 by American botanist, William Baldwin. The name connivens refers to the conniving (converging) hoods over the stigma. The plant produces 3⁄4 in (19 mm) greenish-yellow flowers, blooming between July and August and 5–7 in (130–180 mm) seed bearing follicles from mature fruit. The stalks of the plant grow up to 37 in (94 cm) in height. The leaves are 3.9–4.7 in (9.9–11.9 cm) long and 1.2–2.0 in (3.0–5.1 cm) wide and are opposite and sessile. The plant dies back to the ground in winter.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Asclepias connivens - Species Details". Florida.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- Hammer, Roger L. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers: Over 600 Wildflowers of the Sunshine State including National Parks, Forests, Preserves, and More than 160 State Parks. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 224. ISBN 978-1493030934.
- "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin". Wildflower.org. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Field Guide to Georgia Milkweeds" (PDF). Eealliance.org. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Native Florida Wildflowers: Largeflower Milkweed - Asclepias connivens". Hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com. February 25, 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
External links
- Kartesz, J.T. (1994). A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.
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