Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens

Taxonavigation edit

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 purpurascens

Name edit

Asclepias purpurascens L., 1753

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Asclepias amoena L., Sp. Pl.: 214 (1753).
    • Asclepias compressa Moench, Methodus: 717 (1794).
    • Asclepias dasypus Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 152 (1832).
    • Asclepias gonalis Raf., Autik. Bot.: 178 (1840).
    • Asclepias lasiotis Raf., Autik. Bot.: 178 (1840).

Homonyms edit

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • USA (Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario)

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

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Vernacular names edit

English: purple milkweed
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