Scientific name: Asclepias viridis Walt.

Synonym: Asclepiodora viridis (Walt.) Gray

Common name: Spider Milkweed, Green Antelope-Horn

Family: Asclepiadaceae; Milkweed

Origin: Native

Records of blooming: May 10, 2002; May 07, 2004; May 15, 2007

Image: Asclepias viridis Walt., Spider Milkweed at the Road of Remembrance, "Old Stretch Road", flatwoods of the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, Georgia; May 23, 2009

Last updated on January 9, 2011.

References :
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: pg. 1170
2. Images 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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