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

Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX (map)

BONAP, FNA, ITIS, USDA, VPI

Scientific Name: Asclepias speciosa

Common Name: Showy milkweed

Origin: Native

Notes: Threatened in Iowa. Rare in NW 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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