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Asclepias fruticosa L.
African milkweed

   
Symbol: ASFR13
Group: Dicot
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Native Status:  
  



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Synonyms:
Asclepias fruticosa L.

  GOFR Gomphocarpus fruticous (L.) W.T. Aiton
 

Distribution by State:
Asclepias fruticosa L.

Distributional Map for Asclepias fruticosa L.
Distribution Map Legend

Asclepias fruticosa L. distribution:
USA (CA)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA

 

Related Taxa:
Asclepias fruticosa L.

23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 76 species in Asclepias
 

Classification:
Asclepias fruticosa L.

     
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 fruticosa L. – African milkweed
 

Introduced Information:
Asclepias fruticosa L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
Time Generated: 02/12/2009 10:08 AM MST