Calflora
Taxon  Report   739    
Asclepias californica  Greene
California milkweed
Asclepias californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Apocynaceae  
Genus: Asclepias

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFAsclepias californica ssp. californica
JEFAsclepias californica ssp. greenei
More information about  Asclepias californica

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/12/2021).