Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Read more about Clasping Milkweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-008:
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
COMMON NAME:
Clasping Milkweed, Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Wavyleaf Milkweed
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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.
JK Marlow jkm0405za_15
May Greenville County SC
Field
A smooth unbranched plant with a solitary terminal umbel, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm180518_2375
May Greenville County SC
Rose-purple flowers sometimes suffused w green. Slender horns exceed hoods, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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.
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.
JK Marlow jkm180706_3321
July Greenville County SC
Stems erect; folicles erect, smooth, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow s050713_a
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
Leaves mucronate, crispate, auriculate-clasping, glaucous, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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.
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-008:
Asclepias amplexicaulis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae