Asclepias humistrata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:APOCYNACEAE
Species:Asclepias humistrata Walter
Common Name:Pinewoods Milkweed; Fleshy Milkweed
Habitat:Dunes, sandhills, xeric pine/oak woods, and old fields.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ASHU3
Plant Notes:Pinewoods Milkweed is a native herbaceous perennial in the Dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is native to the southern half of Alabama. Pinewoods Milkweed occurs in sand hills, on dunes, in scrub oak woods, and in xeric longleaf pine forests. It is a perennial with a stout taproot. One or more stout stems are produced from each root crown. The stems are erect, ascending, or decumbent, round in cross section, green or pinkish in color, glabrous and often glaucous. All portions of the plant release a white milky latex sap when injured. The leaves are opposite, sessile and often auriculate, ovate in outline, with entire margins. The leaves are glabrous and glaucous with prominent light-colored veins. The leaves are angled with the narrow edge of the leaf almost vertical. Flowers are produced in umbels from the axils of the upper leaves. The corolla is pale pink or lavender in color with reflexed lobes. The horns are about the same height as the hoods. The fruit is an erect follicle. The seed are flat and disc shaped with a tuff of white hair that aids in wind dispersal. Because of its long taproot, Pinewoods Milkweed is not often available for sale. Plants can be grown from seed. The seed should be planted where they will grow in the garden or in deep pots. Take care not to break the taproot when transplanting seedlings.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAPOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus Asclepias
Species Asclepias humistrata Walter - Pinewoods Milkweed; Fleshy Milkweed

Citation

Citation Asclepias humistrata Walter, Fl. Carol. 105. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: SOUTH CAROLINA: Georgetown Co.: Georgetown, 2 Aug 1939, Godfrey & Tryon 1069 (neotype: GH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1096. 2007.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Asclepias amplexicaulis Asclepias amplexicaulis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 115. 1803, non Smith 1797. GEORGIA: Chatham Co.: Near Savannah,

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: Autauga, Baldwin, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Geneva, Houston, Lee, Macon, Mobile, Pike, Russell, Washington, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2009 - 2009

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000030019 Mobile 16 APR 2004 BALLARD, D. M.
413		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AMAL00005524 Baldwin 08 Jul 2012 Dan Spaulding
13528		 AMAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
TROY000041044 Autauga 03 May 2013 Brian R. Keener
7803		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
TROY000030751 Lee 24 May 1970 Grover R. Murchison
189		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030010 Baldwin 1 MAY 1965 KOELLING, ALFRED C.
2241		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UNA00038376 Baldwin 18 Mar 1950 W. A. Stallard
28		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AUA000030015 Lee 24 MAY 1970 MURCHISON, GROVER R.
189		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
USAM000001570 Baldwin 11 Sep 1967 Michel G. Lelong
3743		 USAM
Asclepias humistrata Walter
JSU111383 Baldwin 17 Oct 1982 R. D. Whetstone
12890		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030023 Russell 2 MAY 2002 GIL, GLENDA
(2001-160)		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AMAL00019719 Covington 09 May 2005 R. Kral
96305		 AMAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UNA00038377 Mobile 1 May 1965 Rebecca Deramus
D411		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AMAL00005866 Pike 05 May 2001 S. J. Threlkeld
1421		 AMAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AUA000030013 Covington 8 JUN 1979 COGGINS, W. A.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AUA000030017 Macon 20 JUN 1970 ROGERS, NORMAN
033		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UNA00038373 Mobile 22 Apr 1950 Lloyd C. Crawford
977		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AMAL00019724 Mobile 27 Aug 2012 Howard E. Horne
1867		 AMAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UWAL0000364 Mobile 05 Jul 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
JSU111384 Baldwin 11 Aug 1993 D. D. Spaulding
4313		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030009 Baldwin 5 AUG 1967 THOMPSON, OLIVIA C.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
USAM000001572 Baldwin 30 Apr 1977 Michel G. Lelong
9714		 USAM
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030024 Washington 30 MAY 2009 KEENER, BRIAN R.
5421		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UNAF0000598 Baldwin 30 Jul 1989 Daly, R.
s.n.		 UNAF
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030005 Baldwin 26 JUL 1969 MOORE, HAROLD D.
523-69		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UNA00045748 Geneva 6 Jun 1998 John R. MacDonald
11368		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
UWAL0014479 Baldwin 25 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
2016		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
JSU111386 Houston 22 Jun 1984 R. D. Whetstone
14197		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UWAL0011773 Autauga 03 May 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7803		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
TROY000001263 Pike 16 Jun 2000 Alvin R. Diamond
11721		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
TROY000001305 Pike 01 May 1999 Brian H. Martin
32		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
SAMF0004384 Washington 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5421		 SAMF
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030014 Dallas 24 APR 1964 CREEL, JOHN
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UWAL0018900 Autauga 20 Jul 1992 Kral, R.
80953		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AUA000030025 Winston 15 JUN 1958 ADCOCK, LARRY W.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UWAL0034322 Covington 08 May 1995 Kral, R.
84566		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UNAF0000599 Baldwin 06 Jul 1991 Hairrell, Keith
s.n.		 UNAF
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UWAL0001757 Washington 30 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5421		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
JSU111388 Mobile 29 Mar 1992 D. D. Spaulding
1223		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UWAL0037680 Mobile 10 Apr 1967 Lelong, Michel G.
3018		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AUA000030022 Russell 3 MAY 1973 KELSO, EMILY
110		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
TROY000032839 Washington 30 May 2009 Brian R. Keener
5421		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030004 Baldwin 3 MAY 1969 MOORE, HAROLD D.
159-69		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AUA000030011 Baldwin 11 MAY 2005 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
1749		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UWAL0042862 Baldwin 20 Oct 2000 West, Chan
604		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
TROY000031607 Crenshaw 14 May 2010 Alvin R. Diamond
21317		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030016 Lee 9 MAY 1964 MCCONNELL, C. A.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
JSU111385 Baldwin 22 Aug 1968 K. E. Landers
s.n.		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UWAL0012489 Baldwin 08 Jul 2012 Spaulding, Dan
13528		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walter
TROY000001262 Crenshaw 09 May 1998 James A. Hall
5		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030006 Baldwin 26 JUL 1969 OWENS, JAMES R.
076		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UNA00048709 Baldwin 2 Jun 1977 L. J. Davenport
99		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AUA000037993 Covington 09 Apr 2012 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
5432		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALT.
JSU111387 Houston 22 Jun 1984 R. D. Whetstone
14197		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UWAL0000365 Mobile 05 Jul 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
AUA000030021 Pike 4 JUL 1968 STEELE, JOHN
AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AUA000030020 Pike 10 MAY 1994 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9152		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AUA000030012 Covington 25 APR 1979 JOHNSON, KENNETH G.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
JSU111382 Baldwin 27 Jul 1968 S. C. Johnson
X-49-20		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030018 Macon 15 APR 1967 DENT, D. M.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AUA000031150 Mobile 17 Apr 2010 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
4618		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA
AUA000030003 Baldwin 20 May 1961 G. B.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
UNA00038378 Mobile 16 Jul _ Charles Mohr
s.n.		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
USAM000001571 Mobile 20 Apr 1967 Michel G. Lelong
3045		 USAM
Asclepias humistrata Walter
UNA00038379 Mobile 6 Aug 1953 R. L. Chermock
s.n.		 UNA
Asclepias humistrata Walt.
JSU111389 Mobile 3 Jun 1970 R. Kral
39614		 JSU
Asclepias humistrata Walter
TROY000020567 Covington 09 May 2005 Robert Kral
96305		 TROY
Asclepias humistrata Walter
AUA000030008 Baldwin 26 JUL 1968 BARWICK, L. H.
 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
AUA000030007 Baldwin 3 MAY 1969 ROBERSON, B. J.
142		 AUA
ASCLEPIAS HUMISTRATA WALTER
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