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Apocynaceae
Asclepias

not marked as a favorite taxon Asclepias humistrata Walter. Common name: Fleshy Milkweed, Sandhill Milkweed, Pinkveined Milkweed. Phenology: (Feb-) Mar-Jun (-Oct); (Mar-) Apr-Oct (-Nov). Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and Florida scrub, open sandy areas, coastal strand. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to e. LA.

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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, K4, RAB, S, WH3, Woodson (1954). Basionym: Asclepias humistrata Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Asclepias humistrata - FNA14

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image #1 of Asclepias humistrata© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Leaning to sprawling perennial of sandhills and other dry, sandy uplands.

Stems: Stem unbranched, smooth and with a white-waxy coating; leaks milky sap when bruised.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile-clasping, oval, to 4 in. long, thick, blue-green with pink veins and smooth; curving upright when stem is laying on ground.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers on reddish-pink stalks in rounded, terminal and upper axillary umbels; pinkish-white, about 3/4 in. long, consisting of 5 strongly reflexed, dull pink corolla lobes and an erect pinkish-white central crown--composed of 5 2-parted appendages ("hood" and "horn")--surrounding a complex structure of fused anthers and style.

Fruits: Fruit an erect, spindle-shaped follicle containing tufted seeds.

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Height: 1-2 1/2 ft.

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description: Leaning to sprawling perennial of sandhills and other dry, sandy uplands.

stems: Stem unbranched, smooth and with a white-waxy coating; leaks milky sap when bruised.

leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile-clasping, oval, to 4 in. long, thick, blue-green with pink veins and smooth; curving upright when stem is laying on ground.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers on reddish-pink stalks in rounded, terminal and upper axillary umbels; pinkish-white, about 3/4 in. long, consisting of 5 strongly reflexed, dull pink corolla lobes and an erect pinkish-white central crown--composed of 5 2-parted appendages ("hood" and "horn")--surrounding a complex structure of fused anthers and style.

fruits: Fruit an erect, spindle-shaped follicle containing tufted seeds.

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native range: southeastern United States



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