Asclepias cinerea Walter. Common name: Ashy Milkweed, "Carolina Milkweed". Phenology: Late May-Sep (-Nov); Jun-Sep (-Dec). Habitat: Pine savannas. Distribution: E. SC south to n. peninsular FL, west to Panhandle FL and se. AL. Previous report of this species for NC and ne. SC was based on a misdetermined specimen of A. michauxii.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA14, K4, RAB, S, WH3, Woodson (1954), (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Asclepias cinerea - FNA14
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Horticultural Information
Intro | Stems | Leaves | Inforescence | Flowers | Fruits | Comments | Height | plant sale text | bloom table text | description | stems | leaves | inflorescence | flowers | fruits | comments | cultural notes | germination code | native range |
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Erect to ascending perennial found in dry pine savannas and sandy uplands. | Stems slender, unbranched, smooth; leaks milky sap when bruised. | Leaves opposite, essentially sessile, linear, to 4 in. long, smooth. | Flowers on long, slender, nodding stalks in a loose terminal umbel; pink to lavender, about 3/8 in. long, consisting of 5 strongly reflexed, lavender corolla lobes and a pink central crown--composed of 5 2-parted appendages ("hood" and "horn")--which surrounds a complex structure of fused anthers and style. | Fruit an erect, slender, spindle-shaped follicle containing tufted seeds. | 12-28 in. | Erect to ascending perennial found in dry pine savannas and sandy uplands. | Stems slender, unbranched, smooth; leaks milky sap when bruised. | Leaves opposite, essentially sessile, linear, to 4 in. long, smooth. | Flowers on long, slender, nodding stalks in a loose terminal umbel; pink to lavender, about 3/8 in. long, consisting of 5 strongly reflexed, lavender corolla lobes and a pink central crown--composed of 5 2-parted appendages ("hood" and "horn")--which surrounds a complex structure of fused anthers and style. | Fruit an erect, slender, spindle-shaped follicle containing tufted seeds. |
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