Asclepias exaltata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias exaltata

Name

Asclepias exaltata L., 1756

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Asclepias syriaca var. exaltata (L.) L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 313 (1762).
  • Heterotypic
    • Asclepias nivea Sims, Bot. Mag. 29: t. 1181 (1809), sensu auct.
    • Asclepias phytolaccoides G.F.Lyon ex Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 180 (1813).
    • Asclepias bicknellii Vail, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 458 (1904).

Homonyms

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • USA (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario, Quebec)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Linnaeus, C., 1756. Amoen. Acad. 3:404.
  • USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

English: poke milkweed
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