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Asclepias syriaca L. Common milkweed; Asclepias intermedia Vail; Asclepias kansana Vail

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Asclepias syriaca, plant	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Flower
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© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Stem
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© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Fruit
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Fruit	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Fruit
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias syriaca, Fruit

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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 / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Asclepias syriaca L. common milkweed         Symbol:   ASSY   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. Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport. 2002. Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Plant Guide (pdf) (doc) Data Source and Documentation   Images: Asclepias syriaca L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Asclepias thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Asclepias syriaca L.   ASIN13 Asclepias intermedia Vail   ASKA3 Asclepias kansana Vail   ASSYK Asclepias syriaca L. var. kansana (Vail) Palmer & Steyerm.   Distribution: Asclepias syriaca L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA (AL, AR , CT , DC , DE , GA, IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS, MT , NC , ND , NE , NH, NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI, SC, SD , TN , TX, VA , VT , WI , WV ), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)   Related Taxa: Asclepias syriaca L. View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae , 76 species in Asclepias   Classification: Asclepias syriaca 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 syriaca L. – common milkweed   U.S. Weed Information: Asclepias syriaca L. common milkweed This plant 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. KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide . The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains . Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.   More Accounts and Images: Asclepias syriaca L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30310. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Asclepias syriaca L. Canada-Manitoba Weeds Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds KY-Wildflowers of Western Kentucky Medicinal library lithograph NE-University of Nebraska Weed Publications NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images) USGS - Native Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands: abstract & image Virginia: abstract & image     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 05:11 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 : 21 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Asclepias syriaca%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Asclepias syriaca Silkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0620 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias syriaca Silkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0618 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias syriaca Silkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0619 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0405 0785 [detail] © 2005 George Rembert Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0408 1253 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca Silkweed ID: 0000 0000 0506 0716 [detail] © 2006 Jeff Abbas Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1231 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1232 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1233 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1234 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1235 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1236 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1237 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0506 1238 [detail] © 2006 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca Silkweed ID: 0000 0000 0806 0205 [detail] © 2006 Ana Cojocariu Asclepias syriaca ID: 0000 0000 0107 0440 [detail] © 2007 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0607 1197 [detail] © 2007 Matt Below Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0607 1198 [detail] © 2007 Matt Below Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0607 1199 [detail] © 2007 Matt Below Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0309 1716 [detail] © 2009 Jason E. Willand Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0309 1717 [detail] © 2009 Jason E. Willand 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