Asclepias purpurascens

Family:APOCYNACEAE
Species:Asclepias purpurascens L.
Common Name:Purple Milkweed
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:First discovered in Etowah Co. in low Coosa Prairie remnants.
Status:Native
References:Keener, B.R., J.K. England, R. Sewell, B. Finch, G. Todia, W.M. Knapp, J.R. Burkhalter, K. Lybarger, & B. Finzel. 2024. Noteworthy collections from the Alabama flora (U.S.A.). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 193-204.
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyAPOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus Asclepias
Species Asclepias purpurascens L. - Purple Milkweed

Citation

Citation Asclepias purpurascens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 214-215. 1753.
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Type: "Apocynum floribus obsolete purpureis, corniculis resupinis", (lectotype: Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 1: 32, t. 28, f. 31, 1732. Lectotypified by Reveal in Jarvis (ed.), Order out of Chaos : 321. 2007.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Etowah

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0059614 Etowah 26 May 2021 England, J. Kevin
12098
UWAL
Asclepias purpurascens Linnaeus
UWAL0059615 Etowah 26 May 2021 England, J. Kevin
12100
UWAL
Asclepias purpurascens Linnaeus
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