Scientific name: Asclepias longifolia Michx.

Synonyms: Acerates longifolia (Michx.) Elliot; Acerates floridana (Lam.) Hitchc.

Common name: Longleaf Milkweed

Family: Asclepiadaceae; Milkweed

Origin: Native

Habitat: damp pinelands, near streams

Blooming records: May 2000, June 2001, June 2004, June 2007

Image: Asclepias longifolia Michx. in the flatwoods of the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, Georgia ; May 30, 2009

Last updated on January 9, 2011.

References :
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: 1175
2. Image by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford
3. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Botanical Exploration in Floyd County, Georgia
Flatwoods at Berry College, Mt. Berry, Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, United States
A.W. Chapman collection from Floyd County, Georgia


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