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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Asclepias viridis
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Green milkweed

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Asclepias viridis

Plant family

Dogbane (Apocynaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

A milkweed with white flowers, the plant reaching 1-2 feet tall.
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Identification hints

Typically one cluster of flowers per stem. Large plants can have up to ten stems.
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It is recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large number of native bees.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Missouri , Mississippi , Nebraska , Ohio , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , West Virginia
HABITAT
Dry areas, prairies, and some disturbed areas. Common in pastureland.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
Pointed leaves alternate and with short petioles. Leaf margins often with wavy edges. Usually hairless but sometimes with a few sparse hairs.
Flowers
Flower clusters typically 3-5" across with about 10 flowers in a cluster. Flowers are white to yellowish green with some purple on the hoods in the flower center. Flower are without horns. The petals curve up and around the hoods.
Fruits
Pods erect and slightly hairy
Bloom Time
April-September

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