Asclepias amplexicaulis

Asclepias amplexicaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Asclepias
Species: A. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Asclepias amplexicaulis

Asclepias amplexicaulis, the blunt-leaved milkweed or clasping milkweed, is a species of milkweed, in the subfamily Asclepiadaceae.[1] It is native to the United States, where it is mostly found in the central and eastern regions.[2][3] It grows in dry fields and open woods, usually in sandy soil.[4]

It grows 1–3 feet high and produces flowers in the summer.[4]

This plant was eaten as food historically. However, it contains a poison dangerous to humans and livestock, so caution must be used if ingesting this plant.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA.
  2. ↑ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Haddock, Mike (2018). "Blunt-leaf milkweed". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Connecticut Plants. Connecticut Botanical Society. 2015.
  5. ↑ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Illinois Prairie. MuseumLink Illinois, Illinois State Museum Society. 2000.


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