APOCYNACEAE - - Dogbane Family

Asclepias incarnata Linnaeus var. incarnata — Western Swamp Milkweed

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{Asclepias incarnata}
Flowers

 {Asclepias incarnata}
Flowers / Leaves
{Asclepias incarnata}
Flowers / Leaves

 {Asclepias incarnata}
Flowers / Leaves

Habitat:

Swamps, marshes, especially over limestone or calcareous shale. The distribution is peculiar.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Asclepias incarnata

The above range map includes both A. incarnata var. incarnata and A. incarnata var. pulchra. BONAP does not recognize varieties on any of their range maps.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



The Georgia range of Asclepias incarnata

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.


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