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Asclepias lanceolata

Asclepias lanceolata

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Asclepias lanceolata, the fewflower milkweed, is a species of milkweed that is native to the coastal plain of the United States from New Jersey to Florida and Southeast Texas. A. lanceolata is an upright, perennial plant that can grow between 3 and 5 feet tall, with red-orange flowers blooming in the summer months. It can also be referred to as Cedar Hill milkweed, as it was first described by Dr. Eli Ives in the neighborhood of Cedar Hill in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Asclepias lanceolata
Slug
asclepias-lanceolata
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Asclepias
Species
lanceolata
Wikidata QID
Q4803912
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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