Asclepias viridula

Family:APOCYNACEAE
Species:Asclepias viridula Chapm.
Common Name:Southern Milkweed
Habitat:Moist pine savannahs.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ASVI9
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW- (NWI), S1 (State Rank), G2 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyAPOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus Asclepias
Species Asclepias viridula Chapm. - Southern Milkweed

Citation

Citation Asclepias viridula Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 363. 1860.
Basionym: **
Type: FLORIDA: Franklin Co.: Apalachicola, s.d., Chapman s.n. (lectotype: MO; isotypes: NY 4 shts). Lectotypified by Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41: 192. 1954.

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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: Houston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1996 - 1996

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
TROY000001314 Houston 08 Jun 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9545
TROY
Asclepias viridula Chapman
UWAL0057321 Houston 08 Jun 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9545
UWAL
Asclepias viridula Chapman
UNA00039198 Houston 08 Jun 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9545
UNA
Asclepias viridula Chapman
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