Asclepias tuberosa

Characteristics
Apocynaceae
Asclepias
Asclepias tuberosa L.
butterfly weed
Dry-mesic roadsides, edges of railroads, successional fields, meadows, and dry banks of streams. Does particularly well over calcareous rock.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native S4 (State Rank) G5?T5? (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Gentianales
Asclepias
Asclepias tuberosa L. - butterfly weed
Citation
Asclepias tuberosa L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - 5
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - Kimberly J. Smith View Full Size
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - 5
Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 30 Jun 2010 - Kimberly J. Smith View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 31 August 2010 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 31 August 2010 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 31 August 2010 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 31 August 2010 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 11 September 2019 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 6 September 2017 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 6 September 2017 View Full Size