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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepiodora viridis
COMMON NAME:
Green Antelope-horn, Spider Milkweed, Green Milkweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asvi11_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asclepias_viridis_1
May
Leaves oblong to lance-oblong or elliptic, rounded at base, short-stalked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asclepias_viridis_1b
May
The petals are green and spreading (not reflexed); the hood is purple, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asclepias_viridis_4
May
Note the upright petals, unique among the milkweeds, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepiodora viridis
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p110
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p069
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006) p246
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p048
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p195
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p232
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