Calflora Taxon Report
Asclepias cryptoceras  S. Watson  ssp. davisii  (Woodson) Woodson

(not an active name)
Davis' humboldt mountains milkweed,   Davis' milkweed
Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii is a perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Asclepias cryptoceras
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
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Bloom Period
Parent: Asclepias cryptoceras
Genus: Asclepias
Family: Apocynaceae  
(Asclepiadaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAsclepias cryptoceras var. davisii
PLANTSAsclepias davisii
JEFAsclepias cryptoceras
Information about Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (ASCRD2)

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