PLANTS Profile for Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra (swamp milkweed)

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Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson
swamp milkweed

Symbol:

ASINP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

Asclepias pulchra

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 27. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

	ASINN	Asclepias incarnata L. var. neoscotica Fernald
	ASINP	Asclepias incarnata L. var. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers.
	ASPU13	Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd.

Distribution:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson


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Subordinate Taxa:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

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Classification:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

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Domain
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus	Asclepias L. – milkweed
Species	Asclepias incarnata L. – swamp milkweed
Subspecies	Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson – swamp milkweed

U.S. Weed Information:
Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

Asclepias incarnata
rose milkweed
swamp milkweed

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

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Asclepias incarnata L. ssp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184806.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 02/08/2023 11:09 PM CST