Asclepias quadrifolia

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	APOCYNACEAE
Species:	Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
Common Name:	Four Leaf Milkweed
Habitat:	Hardwood forests, forest edges, and roadsides.
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	ASQU
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	APOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus	Asclepias
Species	Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. - Four Leaf Milkweed

Citation

Citation	Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin, Observ. Bot. 2: 8. 1767.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Blount, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Sumter

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2015

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AMAL00013867	St. Clair	21 May 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2652	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU144275	Cleburne	18 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David RDW 116	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
BRIT71505	Cleburne	28 May 1974	Kral, Robert 53061	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111100	Morgan	13 Apr 1997	Allison, James (Jim) R. 9642	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111090	DeKalb	2 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 241	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111089	Cleburne	2 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 682	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00005877	Madison		Threlkeld, Steven J. 609	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia jacq.
UNA00058420	Blount	23 May 1998	Keener, Brian R. 832	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
TROY000014060	Cleburne	06 May 1967	Collier, Gary n.s.	TROY Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000030125	Clay	16 May 1970	Shehane, Ronnie 139	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
BRIT71506	Blount	30 Apr 1987	Kral, Robert 73766	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
SAMF0004372	Etowah	29 Apr 2008	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3800	SAMF Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00019447	Calhoun	07 May 1979	Haynes, Robert R. 7122	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111098	Madison	2 May 1970	Tudor, Jessica s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111088	Cleburne	18 May 1972	Landers, Kenneth E. 116	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00005869	Madison	20 May 1997	Threlkeld, Steven J. 1034	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UNA00038425	DeKalb	2 Jun _	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111093	Etowah	26 Apr 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1277	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
UNA00038424	Madison	14 May 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 496	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UWAL0002641	Lawrence	08 May 2005	England, J. Kevin 527	UWAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000030129	St. Clair	21 May 2004	Keener, Brian R. 2652	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111091	DeKalb	29 Apr 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 155	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
UWAL0000371	Etowah	29 Apr 2008	Davenport, L.J. 3806	UWAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
TROY000014061	St. Clair	21 May 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2652	TROY Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000038691	Morgan	19 May 1934	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
TROY000034151	Lawrence	08 May 2005	England, J. Kevin 527	TROY Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
BRIT71512	St. Clair	21 May 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2652	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU146014	Cleburne	06 May 1992	Hutchinson, Francine 262	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
TROY000029792	Jackson	13 May 2009	Barger, T. Wayne 116	TROY Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
UWAL0033798	Blount	23 Apr 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8792	UWAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00023344	Blount	23 Apr 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8792	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU143071	Etowah	29 Apr 1970	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111087	Clay	2 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 677	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00018362	Jackson	13 May 2009	Barger, T. Wayne HC-116	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
SAMF0007746	Jefferson	28 Apr 2007	Stewart, Erin 11	SAMF Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
UNA00058715	St. Clair	21 May 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2652	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UWAL0000373	St. Clair	21 May 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2652	UWAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
UNA00038423	Jackson	08 May 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 429	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111097	Jackson	13 May 1975	Durham, Steven D. 409	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000030124	Clay	3 May 1981	Causey, Ann S. 2134	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
SAMF0004373	St. Clair	21 May 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2652	SAMF Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111092	DeKalb	9 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David 961	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU143070	DeKalb	09 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David RDW-961	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000030128	Morgan	13 May 1972	Williams, Susan 137	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
BRIT71513	Marshall	04 Aug 1974	Golden, Michael s.n.	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
BRIT71514	Madison	06 May 1982	Morefield, J.D. 472	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UNA00038427	Calhoun	07 May 1979	Haynes, Robert R. 7122	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU143067	Madison	10 May 1973	Gurley, Bob s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000030126	Cleburne	9 May 1970	Evans, R.W. 081	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
SAMF0004374	Etowah	30 Apr 2011	Keener, Brian R. 6427	SAMF Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111086	Calhoun	9 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU143069	Calhoun	09 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-918	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000038696	Blount		Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111085	Calhoun	1 May 1967	Boone, W.E. (Bill) s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
BRIT71515	Marshall	18 May 1974	Golden, Michael s.n.	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU146013	Cleburne	23 May 1993	Hutchinson, Francine 1543	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111099	Marshall	5 May 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 5462	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
BRIT67061	Cleburne	09 May 1970	Beniwal, S.P. s.n.	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
ALNHS00006789	Jackson	28 Apr 2020	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5090	ALNHS Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111094	Etowah	28 Apr 1970	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
UNAF0001778	Madison	25 Apr 2007	Webb, David H. 6564	UNAF Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00019448	Calhoun	25 Apr 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 3625	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
ALNHS00003245	Jackson	01 Jul 2015	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1749	ALNHS Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UNA00064775	Sumter	20 Apr 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2837	UNA Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU111096	Jackson	4 May 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6129	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
JSU111095	Jackson	18 May 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1829	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
BRIT71504	Jackson	22 Apr 1977	Bell, Barry 27	BRIT Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UWAL0009567	Etowah	30 Apr 2011	Keener, Brian R. 6427	UWAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
JSU143068	Etowah	28 Apr 1970	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AMAL00017635	DeKalb	20 May 1976	Atkinson, T.A. 1494	AMAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
UWAL0000372	Sumter	20 Apr 2006	Keener, Brian R. 2837	UWAL Asclepias quadrifolia Jacquin
AUA000030127	Cleburne	17 May 1969	Gregory, J.M. 152	AUA Asclepias Quadrifolia Jacq.

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Data last modified: 6/30/2022

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2022. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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