Asclepias rubra

Asclepias rubra

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 rubra

Name

Asclepias rubra L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias cordata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 105 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Asclepias polystachya Walter, Fl. Carol.: 107 (1788).
  • Asclepias laurifolia Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 117 (1803).
  • Asclepias acuminata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 182 (1813).
  • Asclepias periplocifolia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 167 (1818).
  • Asclepias lancifolia Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 77 (1821).
  • Asclepias rubra var. laurifolia (Michx.) R.M.Harper, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 339 (1903).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 217. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Asclepias rubra. 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 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Asclepias rubra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Asclepias rubra. Published online. Accessed: Sep 29 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Asclepias rubra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 29.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Asclepias rubra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Sep 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asclepias rubra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: red milkweed

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