Asclepias amplexicaulis

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Clasping Milkweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae Genus: Asclepias Species: A. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.

Asclepias amplexicaulis (Blunt-leaved Milkweed ^[1], Clasping Milkweed ^[2]) is a species of milkweed, which is cited as a wildflower native to the United States ^[3].

[edit] References

1. ^ Asclepias amplexicaulis at Connecticut Botanical Society
2. ^ Asclepias amplexicaulis at USDA PLANTS Database
3. ^ Asclepias amplexicaulis at Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas