Asclepias verticillata
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400b1ab0bae481063062 |
| Scientific name | Asclepias verticillata |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 217 (1753) |
Description Top
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Asclepias verticillata, commonly known as whorled milkweed, eastern whorled milkweed, or horsetail milkweed, is a species of milkweed native to most of eastern North America and parts of western Canada and the United States. It is a perennial herb with a single stem 6 inches to 3 feet tall, with very narrow, linear leaves arranged in whorls of 4–6 with short internodes. The inflorescence is an umbel of 7–20 greenish white flowers that are fragrant and bloom between June and September. It is a host plant for the monarch butterfly and was used medicinally by Native American peoples. It is toxic to livestock.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Asclepias galioides | Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 148 (1819) |
| Asclepias linifolia | Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 190 (1819) |
| Asclepias parviflora | Leconte ex Decne. | Prodr. 8: 570 (1844) |
| Asclepias verticillata var. galioides | (Kunth) Decne. | Prodr. 8: 569 (1844) |
| Asclepias verticillata var. linifolia | (Kunth) Decne. | Prodr. 8: 570 (1844) |
| Asclepias verticillata var. leptophylla | Torr. | Rep. Exped. Zuni & Colorado Rivers 164. 1853 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | whorled milkweed |
| Arabic | صقلاب شعري |
| German | quirlblättrige seidenpflanze |
| nv | tłʼiish bideeʼtsʼóóz |
| Chinese | 轮生乳草 |
| Chinese | 輪生乳草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Expose seeds to natural outdoor winter conditions for 3 months, then gradually increase light and temperature in the spring. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Eastern Canada
- Ontario
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North-central U.S.A.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Montana
- Wyoming
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South-central U.S.A.
- New Mexico
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
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- Delaware
- District Of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
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Southwestern U.S.A.
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Western Canada
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000551862 |
| UNII | A477M3S8FW |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 3470 |
| Flora of Alabama | 476 |
| Canadensys | 2715 |
| USDA Plants | ASVE |
| Tropicos | 2600006 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94722-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2655274 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 276793 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 1081157 |
| Observations.org | 195427 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 528305 |
| Nature Serve | 2.146524 |
| IPNI | 94722-1 |
| iNaturalist | 125379 |
| GBIF | 3170235 |
| Freebase | /m/02qd8nz |
| WisFlora | 2646 |
| EPPO | ASCVE |
| EOL | 585598 |
| USDA GRIN | 103167 |
| Wikipedia | Asclepias_verticillata |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| In public collections | 0 |