Asclepias ovalifolia

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Asclepias ovalifolia

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 ovalifolia

Name

Asclepias ovalifolia Decne., 1844

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias nuttalliana A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 352 (1856), nom. illeg.
  • Asclepias ovalifolia f. verticillifolia D.Löve & J.-P.Bernard, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 53: 420 (1959).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodr. 8: 567

Links

• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Asclepias ovalifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Asclepias ovalifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Asclepias ovalifolia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 28 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Asclepias ovalifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Asclepias ovalifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2018.

Vernacular names

English: oval-leaf milkweed

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