Asclepias verticillata
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| Whorled milkweed | |
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| File:Asclepias verticillata.jpg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. verticillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias verticillata L. | |
Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed[1], or Horsetail Milkweed) is a species of milkweed which is used as a medicinal plant [2] by Native American tribes.
Characteristics
This plant is also cited as a poisonous plant to livestock, but is rarely consumed by them because it is so unpalatable.It is about one to three feet tall.[3][4]
Distribution
Its native range includes most of eastern North America and parts of western North America.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA PLANTS Database
- ↑ Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas
- ↑ "Whorled Milkweed".
- ↑ "Asclepias verticillata L". Native Plant Information Network.
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