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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Asclepias

Hierarchical position of the Genus Asclepias

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.       SuperOrdo  Gentiananae Thorne ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.       Ordo  Apocynales Bromhead pub. 1838       Familia  Apocynaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 143. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Dogbanes       Subfamilia  Asclepiadoideae Burnett pub. Outl. Bot.: 1012, 1095, 1103. Jun 1835.       Tribus  Asclepiadeae (R. Br.) Duby pub. Bot. Gall. 1: 323. 12-14 Apr 1828.       Subtribus  Asclepiadinae Endl. ex Meisn. pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 257, 269, Comm. 176. 5-11 Apr 18       Genus  Asclepias L. pub. (1753) common name: milkweed

Named members of the Genus Asclepias

1	Species  aceratoides Nash syn. Asclepias curtissii
2	Species  albicans S. Wats. common name: whitestem milkweed
3	Species  amplexicaulis Sm. common name: clasping milkweed
4	Species  angustifolia Schweig. common name: Arizona milkweed
5	Species  arenaria Torr. common name: sand milkweed
6	Species  asperula (Dcne.) Woods.
	7    Subspecies  asperula common name: spider milkweed 8    Subspecies  capricornu (Woods.) Woods. common name: antelopehorns 9    Varietas  decumbens (Nutt.) Shinners syn. Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu
10	Species  auriculata (Engelm. ex Torr.) Holz. syn. Asclepias engelmanniana
11	Species  bicknellii Vail syn. Asclepias exaltata
12	Species  brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr. common name: bract milkweed
13	Species  brevicornu Scheele syn. Asclepias oenotheroides
14	Species  californica Greene
	15    Subspecies  californica common name: California milkweed 16    Subspecies  greenei Woods. common name: Greene's milkweed
17	Species  capricornu Woods.
	18    Subspecies  occidentalis Woods. syn. Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu
19	Species  carnosa L. f. syn. Hoya carnosa
20	Species  cinerea Walt. common name: Carolina milkweed
21	Species  connivens Baldw. common name: largeflower milkweed
22	Species  cordifolia (Benth.) Jepson common name: heartleaf milkweed
23	Species  cryptoceras S. Wats.
	24    Subspecies  cryptoceras common name: pallid milkweed 25    Subspecies  davisii (Woods.) Woods. common name: Davis' milkweed 26    Varietas  davisii (Woods.) W.H. Baker syn. Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii
27	Species  curassavica L. common name: butterfly flower, Mexican milkweed, blood flower
28	Species  curtissii Gray common name: Curtiss' milkweed
29	Species  cutleri Woods. common name: Cutler's milkweed
30	Species  davisii Woods. syn. Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii
31	Species  decumbens (Nutt.) Dcne. syn. Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu
32	Species  eastwoodiana Barneby syn. Asclepias uncialis ssp. ruthiae
33	Species  elata Benth. syn. Asclepias glaucescens
34	Species  emoryi (Greene) Vail common name: Emory's milkweed
35	Species  engelmanniana Woods.
	36    Varietas  rusbyi (Vail) Kearney syn. Asclepias rusbyi
37	Species  eriocarpa Benth.
	38    Varietas  microcarpa Munz & Johnston syn. Asclepias eriocarpa
39	Species  erosa Torr. common name: desert milkweed
40	Species  exaltata L. common name: poke milkweed
41	Species  fascicularis Dcne. common name: Mexican whorled milkweed
42	Species  feayi Chapman ex Gray common name: Florida milkweed
43	Species  fremontii Torr. ex Gray syn. Asclepias eriocarpa
44	Species  galioides auct. non Kunth syn. Asclepias subverticillata
45	Species  giffordii Eastw. syn. Asclepias speciosa
46	Species  glaucescens Kunth common name: nodding milkweed
47	Species  hallii Gray common name: Hall's milkweed
48	Species  hirtella (Pennell) Woods. common name: green milkweed
49	Species  humistrata Walt. common name: pinewoods milkweed
50	Species  hypoleuca (Gray) Woods. common name: mahogany milkweed
51	Species  incarnata L. common name: swamp milkweed
	52    Subspecies  incarnata common name: swamp milkweed 53    Varietas  neoscotica Fern. syn. Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra 54    Subspecies  pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woods. common name: swamp milkweed 55    Varietas  pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers. syn. Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra
56	Species  intermedia Vail syn. Asclepias syriaca
57	Species  involucrata Engelm. ex Torr. common name: dwarf milkweed
58	Species  kansana Vail syn. Asclepias syriaca
59	Species  labriformis M.E. Jones common name: Utah milkweed
60	Species  lanceolata Walt.
	61    Varietas  paupercula (Michx.) Fern. syn. Asclepias lanceolata
62	Species  lanuginosa Nutt. common name: sidecluster milkweed
63	Species  latifolia (Torr.) Raf. common name: broadleaf milkweed
64	Species  laurifolia Michx. syn. Asclepias rubra
65	Species  lemmonii Gray common name: Lemmon's milkweed
66	Species  linaria Cav. common name: pineneedle milkweed
67	Species  linearis Scheele common name: slim milkweed
68	Species  longifolia Michx.
	69    Varietas  hirtella (Pennell) Farmer & Bell syn. Asclepias hirtella
70	Species  macrosperma Eastw. syn. Asclepias involucrata
71	Species  macrotis Torr. common name: longhood milkweed
72	Species  meadii Torr. ex Gray common name: Mead's milkweed
73	Species  mexicana auct. non Cav. syn. Asclepias fascicularis
74	Species  michauxii Dcne. common name: Michaux's milkweed
75	Species  nivea L. common name: Caribbean milkweed
76	Species  nummularia Torr. common name: tufted milkweed
77	Species  nyctaginifolia Gray common name: Mojave milkweed
78	Species  obovata Ell. common name: pineland milkweed
79	Species  oenotheroides Cham. & Schlecht. common name: zizotes milkweed
80	Species  otarioides auct. non Fourn. syn. Asclepias lanuginosa
81	Species  ovalifolia Dcne. common name: oval-leaf milkweed
82	Species  pedicellata Walt. common name: savannah milkweed
83	Species  perennis Walt. common name: aquatic milkweed
84	Species  physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter common name: balloonplant
85	Species  phytolaccoides Pursh syn. Asclepias exaltata
86	Species  procera Ait. syn. Calotropis procera
87	Species  prostrata Blackwell common name: prostrate milkweed
88	Species  pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd. syn. Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra
89	Species  pumila (Gray) Vail common name: plains milkweed
90	Species  purpurascens L. common name: purple milkweed
91	Species  quadrifolia Jacq. common name: fourleaf milkweed, swallow-wort
92	Species  quinquedentata Gray common name: slimpod milkweed
93	Species  rolfsii Britt. ex Vail syn. Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii
94	Species  rubra L. common name: red milkweed
95	Species  rusbyi (Vail) Woods. common name: Rusby's milkweed
96	Species  ruthiae Maguire syn. Asclepias uncialis ssp. ruthiae
97	Species  sanjuanensis Heil, J.M. Porter & Welsh syn. Asclepias uncialis ssp. ruthiae
98	Species  scaposa Vail common name: Bear Mountain milkweed
99	Species  solanoana Woods. common name: serpentine milkweed
100	Species  speciosa Torr. common name: showy milkweed
101	Species  sperryi Woods. common name: Sperry's milkweed
102	Species  stenophylla Gray common name: slimleaf milkweed
103	Species  subulata Dcne. common name: rush milkweed
104	Species  subverticillata (Gray) Vail common name: horsetail milkweed
105	Species  sullivantii Engelm. ex Gray common name: prairie milkweed
106	Species  syriaca L.
	107    Varietas  kansana (Vail) Palmer & Steyermark syn. Asclepias syriaca
108	Species  texana Heller common name: Texas milkweed
109	Species  tomentosa Ell. common name: tuba milkweed
110	Species  tuberosa L. common name: butterfly weed, pleurisy root
	111    Subspecies  interior Woods. common name: butterfly milkweed 112    Varietas  interior (Woods.) Shinners syn. Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior 113    Subspecies  rolfsii (Britt. ex Vail) Woods. common name: Rolfs' milkweed 114    Subspecies  terminalis Woods. syn. Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior 115    Subspecies  tuberosa common name: butterfly milkweed
116	Species  uncialis Greene
	117    Subspecies  ruthiae (Maguire) Kartesz & Gandhi common name: Ruth's milkweed 118    Varietas  ruthiae (Maguire) E. Sundell syn. Asclepias uncialis ssp. ruthiae 119    Subspecies  uncialis common name: wheel milkweed
120	Species  variegata L. common name: redring milkweed
121	Species  verticillata L. common name: whorled milkweed
122	Species  vestita Hook. & Arn. common name: desert milkweed
	123    Subspecies  parishii (Jepson) Woods. common name: Parish's woolly milkweed 124    Varietas  parishii Jepson syn. Asclepias vestita ssp. parishii 125    Subspecies  vestita common name: woolly milkweed
126	Species  viridiflora Raf.
	127    Varietas  lanceolata Torr. syn. Asclepias viridiflora 128    Varietas  linearis (Gray) Fern. syn. Asclepias viridiflora 129    Varietas  obovata (Ell.) Torr. syn. Asclepias obovata
130	Species  viridis Walt. common name: green antelopehorn
131	Species  viridula Chapman common name: southern milkweed
132	Species  welshii N.& P. Holmgren common name: Welsh's milkweed

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

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For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.