Asclepias lanuginosa

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Asclepias lanuginosa
Illustration of "Asclepias lanuginosa"
Illustration of Asclepias lanuginosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
A. lanuginosa
Binomial name
Asclepias lanuginosa
Nutt.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acerates lanuginosa (Nutt.) Decne.
  • Asclepias nuttalliana Torr.
  • Polyotus lanuginosus (Nutt.) Nutt.

Asclepias lanuginosa, the woolly milkweed[2] or sidecluster milkweed,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, native to central Canada and the upper Midwest United States.[1] It was described in 1818.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  3. ^ "Asclepias lanuginosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  4. ^ "Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-23.


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