...Variable
...Dry
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 157-01-008:
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
COMMON NAME:
Clasping Milkweed, Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Wavyleaf Milkweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asam_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0405w_32
May Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Leaves: a single cream-colored central vein against a dark green background, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm0405za_15
May Greenville County SC
Field
A smooth unbranched plant with a solitary terminal umbel, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0505h_13
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm180518_2375
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180518_2378
May Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_amplexicaulis
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_amplexicaulis_2
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_amplexicaulis_2b
May
Corolla lobes reflexed; corona horns 1.5x long as hoods, arching [inward], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_8911585411_2f2dc158c1
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
The pink "hoods" are shorter than the "horns", per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Will Stuart wil_8911629267_3814315e90
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Broad, wavy-margined leaves with clasping bases identify this species, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm180706_3321
July Greenville County SC
Stems erect; folicles erect, smooth, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm180712_3394
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180720_3452
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s050713_a
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
Leaves mucronate, crispate, auriculate-clasping, glaucous, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_9473157930_d1fc5d3e8a
August Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Follicles 4-6" long; seeds w silky tufts of hair that aid in dspersal, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.