Asclepias michauxii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias michauxii

Name

Asclepias michauxii Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 569. 1844.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias angustifolia Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 385. 1817, nom. illeg.
  • Asclepias angustifolia Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 6: 70. 1820, nom. illeg.
  • Gomphocarpus angustifolius Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 251. 1821.
  • Oligoron tenuifolium Raf., New Fl. 4: 60. 1838.
  • Asclepias suaveolens Leconte ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 569. 1844, pro syn.

References

• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asclepias michauxii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Feb 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Michaux's milkweed