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Asclepias purpurascens L. Purple milkweed

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Asclepias purpurascens, plant and flower	© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Asclepias purpurascens, flower and buds

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Asclepias purpurascens L. purple milkweed         Symbol:   ASPU2   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Asclepiadaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. William C. Taylor. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species . Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Asclepias purpurascens L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Asclepias thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Asclepias purpurascens L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AR , CT , DC , DE , GA, IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE, NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SD, TN , TX , VA , WI , WV ), CAN (ON)   Related Taxa: Asclepias purpurascens L. View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae , 76 species in Asclepias   Classification: Asclepias purpurascens L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     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 purpurascens L. – purple milkweed   Threatened and Endangered Information: Asclepias purpurascens L. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Connecticut : purple milkweed              Special Concern Massachusetts : purple milkweed              Endangered Rhode Island : purple milkweed              Historical Tennessee : purple milkweed              Special Concern Wisconsin : purple milkweed              Endangered   Wetland Indicator Status: Asclepias purpurascens L. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FACU,FACU+ FACU FACU FACU NO FACU FACU+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Asclepias purpurascens L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30296. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 05:38 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 2 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Asclepias purpurascens%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0616 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0617 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley