Classification Hierarchy
Kingdom Plantae
Clade Tracheophytes
Clade Angiosperms
Clade Eudicots
Clade Asterids
Clade Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
Genus Asclepias
Species Asclepias quadrifolia
Fourleaf milkweed

Date: June 8, 2013 . Location: Chatfield Park (map)

BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Asclepias quadrifolia

Common Name: Fourleaf milkweed

Origin: Native

Notes: Rare to infrequent in SE Iowa.

Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Field Marks for Identification:

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Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

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