Asclepias perennis

Asclepias perennis

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 perennis

Name

Asclepias perennis Walter, 1788

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asclepias parvifolia Pursh ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 568 (1844), orth. var.
• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias parviflora Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 307 (1789).
  • Asclepias pulchella Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 150 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Asclepias debilis Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 116 (1803).
  • Matelea laevis Nutt., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 291 (1822).
  • Asclepias laxiflora Perr. ex Colla, Herb. Pedem. 4: 149 (1835).
  • Asclepias lancifolia Raf., Autik. Bot.: 177 (1840).
  • Asclepias parviflora var. latifolia Raf., Autik. Bot.: 179 (1840).
  • Asclepias perennis var. parvula A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 70 (1877).
  • Asclepias parvula (A.Gray) Vail, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 423 (1899).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Walter, T. 1788. Flora Caroliniana, secundum Systema vegetabilium Linnæi digesta, characteres essentiales naturalesve et differentias veras exhibens; cum emendationibus numerosis, descriptionum antea evulgatarum adumbrationes stirpium plus mille continens, necnon generibus novis non paucis, speciebus plurimis novisq. ornata. viii+263 pp., John Fraser, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.9458 Reference page. : 107.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Asclepias perennis. 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 perennis 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 perennis. Published online. Accessed: Sep 28 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Asclepias perennis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 28.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Asclepias perennis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asclepias perennis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Aquatic milkweed

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