Asclepias albicans
| Asclepias albicans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. albicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias albicans | |
Asclepias albicans is a species of
leaves are ephemeral, growing in whorls of three on the lower branches and falling off after a short time. They are linear in shape and up to 3 centimeters (1+1⁄4 inches) long. The inflorescence is an umbel about 5 cm (2 in) wide[1] which appears at the tips of the long branches and sprouting from the sides at nodes. The inflorescence contains many purple-tinted greenish flowers, each about 1.5 cm (1⁄2 in) wide,[1] with a central array of bulbous hoods, and corollas reflexed back against the stalk. In its native range it is an evergreen perennial. The plant usually blooms all year long.[1] The fruit is a large, long, thick follicle
which dangles from the branch nodes.
Asclepias albicans is a larval host for the monarch butterfly and the queen butterfly. [2] [3]
The similar A. subulata is found in similar regions.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
- S2CID 87653856.
- ^ "great milkweed grow out". Desert Botanical Garden. Retrieved Nov 20, 2022.
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