APOCYNACEAE - - Dogbane Family

Asclepias verticillata Linnaeus — Whorled Milkweed



{Asclepias verticillata}
Flowers

{Asclepias verticillata}
Flowers / Leaves

{Asclepias verticillata}
Flowers

{Asclepias verticillata}
Flowers / Leaves


{Asclepias verticillata}
Flowers / Leaves

{Asclepias verticillata}
Flowers / Leaves

Habitat:

Barrens, thin soils of rock outcrops (especially mafic rocks), thin woodlands, sandhills.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Asclepias verticillata

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



The Georgia range of Asclepias verticillata

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.



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