Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias rubra
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Though there are relatively few flowers in each cluster, they are quite large for a milkweed... Each flower is bright pink to rose, to dull purple -- but nowhere near "red"! Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
See diagrams of milkweed flower structure at Wayne's Word.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias rubra
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-005:
Asclepias rubra FAMILY Asclepiadaceae
COMMON NAME:
Purple Savanna Milkweed, "Red Milkweed", Bog Milkweed
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias rubra
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias rubra
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-005:
Asclepias rubra
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
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