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Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Green comet milkweed; Acerates viridiflora Raf Pursh ex Eaton

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Asclepias viridiflora, leaf and flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias viridiflora, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias viridiflora, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Asclepias viridiflora, Flower

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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 viridiflora Raf. green comet milkweed         Symbol:   ASVI   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. ©Larry Allain. USGS NWRC . Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Asclepias thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Asclepias viridiflora Raf.   ACVI4 Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eaton   ACVII Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eaton var. ivesii Britton   ACVIL Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eaton var. linearis A. Gray   ASVIL Asclepias viridiflora Raf. var. lanceolata Torr.   ASVIL2 Asclepias viridiflora Raf. var. linearis (A. Gray) Fernald   Distribution: Asclepias viridiflora Raf. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , AZ , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD, MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)   Related Taxa: Asclepias viridiflora Raf. View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae , 76 species in Asclepias   Classification: Asclepias viridiflora Raf. 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 viridiflora Raf. – green comet milkweed   Threatened and Endangered Information: Asclepias viridiflora Raf. 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 : green milkweed              Special Concern Florida : green-flower milkweed              Endangered New York : green milkweed              Threatened   More Accounts and Images: Asclepias viridiflora Raf. View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30322. 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.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 04:37 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement