Asclepias viridis
| Asclepias viridis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias viridis Walter |
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Asclepias viridis is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family known by the common names green milkweed, green antelopehorn, and spider milkweed. It is native to the southcentral and southeastern United States.[1]
This milkweed is a perennial herb with alternately arranged leaves. The inflorescence is an umbel of white flowers with purplish centers.[2]
This species grows on many types of soil. It is common in overgrazed pasture land and roadsides.[2]
This, like some other milkweed species, is a host plant for the monarch butterfly.[3]
References
- ^ Asclepias viridis. NatureServe.
- ^ a b Asclepias viridis. USDA Plant Guide.
- ^ Van Hook, T. and M. P. Zalucki. (1991). Oviposition by Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae: Danainae) on Asclepias viridis in northern Florida. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(3) 215-21.
