Biology:Asclepias variegata

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Short description: Species of plant

Asclepias variegata
Asclepias variegata 2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
A. variegata
Binomial name
Asclepias variegata
Synonyms

Biventraria variegata (L.) Small

Asclepias variegata, commonly called the redring milkweed[1] or white milkweed,[2] is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States.[3] It is most common in the Southeastern United States, and becomes rare in the northern edge of its range.

Its natural habitat is forest openings and savannas, often in sandy soils.[4]

It produces small white flowers with purplish centers that area crowded into round, terminal clusters.[5] It flowers in early summer.[2]

Conservation status in the United States

It is endangered in the states of New York, and Pennsylvania.[6] It is listed as a special concern species and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[7]

References

  1. "Asclepias variegata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASVA. Retrieved 26 August 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Alan Weakley. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  3. "Asclepias variegata", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Asclepias%20variegata.png, retrieved 14 October 2017 
  4. Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 156–157. 
  5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASVA. 
  6. "Plants Profile for Asclepias variegata (Redring milkweed)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASVA. 
  7. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

Wikidata ☰ Q13389383 entry