NameThatPlant.net: Asclepias viridis

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

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias viridis FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

COMMON NAME:
Green Antelope-horn, Spider Milkweed, Green Milkweed

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias viridis FAMILY Asclepiadaceae

2883

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Prairies, dry woodlands, calcareous hammocks, pine rocklands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate to nearly opposite
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish (with purple hood)
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes spreading (not reflexed)
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Follicle

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