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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias lanceolata   FAMILY Apocynaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias lanceolata   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-006:

Asclepias lanceolata   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Asclepias lanceolata

 

COMMON NAME:
Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed


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image of Asclepias lanceolata, Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_aslap3_001_lvd

        

Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula

image of Asclepias lanceolata, Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed

Keith Bradley    kab_a_lanceolata_71499

May    Miami-Dade County    FL

Everglades National Park

image of Asclepias lanceolata, Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed

Keith Bradley    kab_a_lanceolata_1753

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

Everglades National Park

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Keith Bradley    kab_a_lanceolata_1753b

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

Everglades National Park

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_a_lanceolata_2

June        

Umbels 2-5cm broad, terminal or nearly so, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_a_lanceolata_few

June        

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Alistair Glen    gwn_asclepiaslanceolata

July    Pender County    NC

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Will Stuart    wil_9574332927_20ed67c49a

August        SC

Francis Marion National Forest

Corolla red, the crown usually orange, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

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Will Stuart    wil_9574332927_b

August        SC

Francis Marion National Forest

Corolla lobes reflexed, spreading; corona horns shorter than corona hoods, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Asclepias lanceolata, Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed

Will Stuart    wil_9575061459_f56ef2a1e1

August        SC

Francis Marion National Forest

Leaves lance-shaped to linear in outline, widely spaced along the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Asclepias lanceolata, Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed

Will Stuart    wil_9577880508_fa20ddd3c9

August        SC

Francis Marion National Forest

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias lanceolata   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias lanceolata   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-006:
Asclepias lanceolata   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepias lanceolata

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swamps, fresh to slightly brackish marshes, wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1-3mm long

FLOWER:
Summer
Red
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes reflexed or spreading
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in 2-4 umbels, terminal or nearly so

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle

 

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