Asclepias humistrata Walter. Fleshy Milkweed, Sandhill Milkweed, Pinkveined Milkweed. Phen: (Feb-) Mar-Jun (-Oct); (Mar-) Apr-Oct (-Nov). Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills and Florida scrub, open sandy areas, coastal strand. Dist: E. NC south to s. FL, west to e. LA.
ID notes: A striking plant, with its prostrate stems, somewhat fleshy leaves borne in a vertical plain, and cream, pink, or red main leaf veins standing out against the blue-green color of the leaf blade.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, WH3, Woodson (1954)
Links to other floras: = Asclepias humistrata - FNA14
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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