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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Asclepias obovata
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias obovata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-016:
Asclepias obovata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Asclepias obovata
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Milkweed, Green Milkweed
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JK Marlow jkm160415_156
April Turner County GA
Leaves and stems densely hairy, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Asclepias obovata
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias obovata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-016:
Asclepias obovata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Asclepias obovata
4005
Forb
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Uncommon
Look for it in sandhills, 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.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!