Asclepias purpurascens

Characteristics
Apocynaceae
Asclepias
Asclepias purpurascens L.
purple milkweed
Small meadows or edges of forests in mesic to slightly wetter soils.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native Threatened-State FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S2S3 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Gentianales
Asclepias
Asclepias purpurascens L. - purple milkweed
Citation
Asclepias purpurascens L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 View Full Size
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 -
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Orange, NY: 28 June 2005 View Full Size
Photo By: Steven Broyles. Photo taken: Ulster, NY: 24 June 2019 -
Photo By: Steven Broyles. Photo taken: Ulster, NY: 24 June 2019 View Full Size