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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias perennis   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-002:

Asclepias perennis   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

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

Asclepias perennis

 

COMMON NAME:
Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed


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image of Asclepias perennis, Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_aspe_001_lvd

        

image of Asclepias perennis, Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed

John B. Nelson    jbn_5745134374_99a0cca6bf

May        

Flowers in 1-2" wide axillary umbels, hoods with prominent protruding horns, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Asclepias perennis, Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm190702_9698

July    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

image of Asclepias perennis, Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm190702_9700

July    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

image of Asclepias perennis, Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm190702_9701

July    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

The 12-24" stems are conspicuously leafy, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Asclepias perennis, Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm190702_9702

July    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, 6-12cm long, 1-3cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias perennis   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-002:
Asclepias perennis   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2882

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Cypress-gum swamps, bottomland hardwood forests, marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in NC)

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes reflexed
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in 2-4 umbels, from upper leaf axils or appearing terminal

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle

 

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