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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepiodora viridis
COMMON NAME:
Green Antelope-horn, Spider Milkweed, Green Milkweed
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asclepias_viridis_1
May
Leaves oblong to lance-oblong or elliptic, rounded at base, short-stalked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asclepias_viridis_1b
May
The petals are green and spreading (not reflexed); the hood is purple, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_asclepias_viridis_4
May
Note the upright petals, unique among the milkweeds, per Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias viridis
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepiodora viridis
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