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Asclepias lanuginosa

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Species of plant

Asclepias lanuginosa
Illustration of "Asclepias lanuginosa"
Illustration of Asclepias lanuginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: A. lanuginosa
Binomial name
Asclepias lanuginosa
Nutt.
Synonyms
  • Acerates lanuginosa (Nutt.) Decne.
  • Asclepias nuttalliana Torr.
  • Polyotus lanuginosus (Nutt.) Nutt.

Asclepias lanuginosa, the woolly milkweed or sidecluster milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, native to central Canada and the upper Midwest United States. It was described in 1818. It is a perennial herb that grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall.

References

  1. ^ "Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  3. NRCS. "Asclepias lanuginosa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  4. "Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
Taxon identifiers
Asclepias lanuginosa


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