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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Asclepias

blood flower
butterfly flower
milkweed

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.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

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

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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