Asclepias verticillata
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| Asclepias verticillata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Asclepiadinae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. verticillata
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| Asclepias verticillata | |
Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed or Horsetail Milkweed) is a particular kind of milkweed used as a medicinal plant.[1] It is native to North America. It blooms in the summer. The flowers are white or pale green. It is found in fields, open woodlands, and prairies. Whorled Milkweed likes dry soil and sunny or partly shaded places. It grows from 0.3 to 0.9 meters tall (1–3 feet).[2]
Asclepias Verticillata Media
Cluster of flowers on Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed). Taken 2013 Aug 18 in Pennsylvania, USA.
References
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Wikispecies has information on: Asclepias verticillata. |
- ↑ Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ William Cullina (2000). Wildflowers: A Guide to Growing and Propagating Native Flowers of North America. The New England Wildflower Society. ISBN 0-395-96609-4