Calflora: Asclepias speciosa

Calflora

Taxon Report 751

Asclepias speciosa Torrey

Showy milkweed

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Asclepias speciosa, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	APOCYNACEAE (PLANTS: ASCLEPIADACEAE)
Genus:	Asclepias

Communities:	Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Toxicity:	MINOR, DERMATITIS [California Poison Control System 2010]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:

Asclepias giffordii

More information about Asclepias speciosa


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (ASSP)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 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: Jun 23, 2017).

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