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Asclepias verticillata L. Whorled milkweed

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Higher taxa:  Life   Plantae   Dicotyledoneae   Asclepiadaceae   Asclepias   Global map IDnature guides: Dicotyledoneae, Plants_Chicago, Plants_Georgia_Clarke, POPA_USGA, Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture CalPhotos

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Asclepias verticillata, leaf and flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, Stem
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, Stem	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias verticillata, 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 PLANTS Profile   Asclepias verticillata L. whorled milkweed         Symbol:   ASVE   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. ©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky . University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Asclepias verticillata L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Asclepias thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Asclepias verticillata L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , AZ, CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT, WI , WV , WY ), CAN (MB, ON, SK)   Related Taxa: Asclepias verticillata L. View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae , 76 species in Asclepias   Classification: Asclepias verticillata 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 verticillata L. – whorled milkweed   Threatened and Endangered Information: Asclepias verticillata 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. Massachusetts : linear-leaved milkweed              Threatened Rhode Island : whorled milkweed              Special Concern   U.S. Weed Information: Asclepias verticillata L. eastern whorled milkweed whorled 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. 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 verticillata L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30320. 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 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 06:39 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 : 6 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Asclepias verticillata%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0624 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0626 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed ID: 0000 0000 0203 0625 [detail] © 2003 Jeff Abbas Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed (shown with Pompilid wasp ) ID: 0000 0000 0805 1295 [detail] © 2005 Robert Sivinski Asclepias verticillata ID: 0000 0000 0408 1217 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Asclepias verticillata ID: 0000 0000 0408 1216 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry 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