Asclepias nyctaginifolia

Asclepias nyctaginifolia

Taxonavigation

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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 nyctaginifolia

Name

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Asclepias nyctaginifolia A.Gray, 1876

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Podostemma nyctaginifolium (A.Gray) Greene, Pittonia 3: 237 (1897).
  • Heterotypic
    • Asclepias wrightii Greene, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 16: 102 (1881)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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English: Mojave milkweed
 
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