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Photo Guide : Asclepias viridis (Spider Milkweed) |
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![photo of whole plant](../../grafx/milkweed/viridis.jpg) |
![thumb](../../grafx/milkweed/viridis4t.jpg)
Flower
(17 K) |
![thumb](../../grafx/milkweed/viridis5t.jpg)
Flower
(17 K) |
![thumb](../../grafx/milkweed/viridis3t.jpg)
Flower
(13 K) |
![thumb](../../grafx/milkweed/viridis2t.jpg)
Leaf
(10 K) |
![thumb](../../grafx/milkweed/viridis6t.jpg)
Pods
(25 K) |
- Perennial herb from a thickened, cylindrical to fusiform, vertical rootstock
- 2.5-6.5dm tall
- leaves mostly alternate to subopposite, 5-12cm long, 1-5.5cm wide
- Flowers: greenish-white and reddish-purple
- Habitat: Sandy or rocky calcareous soils in prairies
- Distribution: se NE, MO, KS, OK; (OH to NE, s to FL & TX)
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Text taken from:
Great Plains Association, 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. |
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