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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Asclepias tuberosa var. rolfsii   FAMILY Apocynaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-004b:

Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

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

Asclepias rolfsii

 

COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Butterflyweed, Sandhill Butterfly Milkweed, Rolfs' milkweed


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Asclepias tuberosa var. rolfsii   FAMILY Apocynaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-004b:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii   FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

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

 

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4851

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry, sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow or yellowish-orange
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes reflexed
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Follicle

 

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