Asclepias physocarpa

Swan Plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Genus:	Asclepias
Species:	A. physocarpa
Binomial name
Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schlechter
Synonyms
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.

Asclepias physocarpa (also known as the swan plant, balloonplant, or balloon cotton-bush) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It has been naturalized in Hawai'i and has also been naturalized in other parts of the world.

Asclepias Physocarpa Media

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  Monarch butterfly caterpillars feeding on Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Other websites

• Asclepias physocarpa at USDA PLANTS Database