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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Fewflower Milkweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-006:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula
COMMON NAME:
Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_aslap3_001_lvd
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula
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Keith Bradley kab_a_lanceolata_71499
May Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_a_lanceolata_1753
June Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_a_lanceolata_1753b
June Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_lanceolata_2
June
Umbels 2-5cm broad, terminal or nearly so, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_lanceolata_few
June
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Alistair Glen gwn_asclepiaslanceolata
July Pender County NC
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Will Stuart wil_9574332927_20ed67c49a
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Corolla red, the crown usually orange, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Will Stuart wil_9574332927_b
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Corolla lobes reflexed, spreading; corona horns shorter than corona hoods, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_9575061459_f56ef2a1e1
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaves lance-shaped to linear in outline, widely spaced along the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Will Stuart wil_9577880508_fa20ddd3c9
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-006:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA-SC Coastal Plain (uncommon or rare elsewhere)
Look for it in swamps, fresh to slightly brackish marshes, wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1-3mm long
FLOWER:
Summer
Red
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes reflexed or spreading
Superior ovary
Flowers in 2-4 umbels, terminal or nearly so
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p109
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p206
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p149
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p264
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p446
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p067
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest p136
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p152