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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias michauxii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-014:

Asclepias michauxii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

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

Asclepias michauxii

 

COMMON NAME:
Michaux's Milkweed


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image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1630366457426144

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

Corolla lobes strongly reflexed; the "horns" long and pointy, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).

image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm160415_102

April    Turner County    GA

Stem simple or branching once at base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm160415_102b

April    Turner County    GA

Leaves opposite to subopposite, numerous, linear, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm160415_130

April    Turner County    GA

image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

JK Marlow    jkm160415_131

April    Turner County    GA

image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

Will Stuart    wil_7116503053_db5ca8b79e

April    Charleston County    SC

Francis Marion National Forest

The leaves are considerably more stout than those of A. verticillata. — Will Stuart

image of Asclepias michauxii, Michaux's Milkweed

Will Stuart    wil_7116505683_9b9257e270

April    Charleston County    SC

Francis Marion National Forest

Blossoms have very visible horns, whereas those of A. longifolia lack horns. — Will Stuart

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias michauxii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-014:
Asclepias michauxii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3560

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Common in GA, uncommon in SC

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite or subopposite

FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white lobes tipped with purplish rose
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in a terminal umbel

FRUIT:
Follicle

 

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