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'''Asclepias connivens''' is a species of [[Asclepias|milkweed]] commonly called the |
'''Asclepias connivens''' is a species of [[Asclepias|milkweed]] commonly called the largeflower milkweed. It an [[Photoperiodism|obligate]] [[wetland]] species, native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida). The plant dies back to the ground in winter.<ref>http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/02/largeflower-milkweed-asclepias.html</ref> It was identified in 1817.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2634 |title = Asclepias connivens - Species Details}}</ref> The plant produces 3/4 inch flowers and 5-7 inch seed bearing follicles from mature fruit.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASCO19 | title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin}}</ref> The flowers are light green in color |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 04:39, 27 August 2019
Asclepias connivens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Asclepias |
Species: | A. connivens
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Asclepias connivens |
Asclepias connivens is a species of milkweed commonly called the largeflower milkweed. It an obligate wetland species, native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida). The plant dies back to the ground in winter.[1] It was identified in 1817.[2] The plant produces 3/4 inch flowers and 5-7 inch seed bearing follicles from mature fruit.[3] The flowers are light green in color
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- Kartesz, J.T. (1994). A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.