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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Fewflower Milkweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
See diagrams of milkweed flower structure at Wayne's Word.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-006:
Asclepias lanceolata FAMILY Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepias lanceolata
COMMON NAME:
Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_aslap3_001_lvd
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula
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Keith Bradley kab_a_lanceolata_71499
May Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_a_lanceolata_1753
June Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_a_lanceolata_1753b
June Miami-Dade County FL
Everglades National Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_lanceolata_2
June
Umbels 2-5cm broad, terminal or nearly so, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_lanceolata_few
June
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Alistair Glen gwn_asclepiaslanceolata
July Pender County NC
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Will Stuart wil_9574332927_20ed67c49a
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Corolla red, the crown usually orange, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Will Stuart wil_9574332927_b
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Corolla lobes reflexed, spreading; corona horns shorter than corona hoods, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Will Stuart wil_9575061459_f56ef2a1e1
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaves lance-shaped to linear in outline, widely spaced along the stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Will Stuart wil_9577880508_fa20ddd3c9
August SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-006:
Asclepias lanceolata
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Asclepias lanceolata var. paupercula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepias lanceolata
135
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: swamps, fresh to slightly brackish marshes, wet pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1-3mm long
FLOWER:
Summer
Red
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes reflexed or spreading
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in 2-4 umbels, terminal or nearly so
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p109
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p206
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p149
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p264
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p375
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p446
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p067
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006) p136
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p049
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