Asclepias subulata
Decne.
Ajamete, Rush milkweed, Skeleton milkweed
Asclepias subulata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Apocynaceae
(Asclepiadaceae) - Asclepias
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[Wikipedia] Potential Rubber Source, Larval Host: Researchers in Bard, California, tested the plant as a potential source of natural rubber in 1935. Asclepias subulata is a larval host for the monarch butterfly. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
