Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX (map)
| 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 |
Date: XXXXXXXX 2010. Location: XXXXXXXXX (map)
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.
