Calflora: Calotropis procera

Taxon Report 8469

Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f.

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Calotropis procera, a dicot, is a tree or shrub or perennial herb that is not native to California.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	ASCLEPIADACEAE
Genus:	Calotropis

Community:

agricultural weed

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
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PLANTS:

Asclepias procera

More information about Calotropis procera


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPR)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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