Asclepias fruticosa L.
ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Milkweed family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Asclepias fruticosa L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 216 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
African milkweed
English name: balloon-cotton English name: Cape-cotton
Italian name: Albero della seta o falso cotone
Grown habit: Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Gomphocarpus fruticous (L.) W.T. Aiton
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
Page counter: 2657 ( AVG: 224.09 / 293.776 )
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
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Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Campus
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Carlo Cibei
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Asclepias fruticosa
Credit: Photo by Beppe Di Gregorio
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (California)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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6) Asclepias speciosa Torr. [400]
7) Asclepias variegata L. [345]
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