Asclepias obovata Elliott. Common name: Pineland Milkweed. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other woodlands and savannas. Distribution: E. SC south to Panhandle FL, west to AR, e. OK, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl5, FNA14, K4, Ok, RAB, S, Tx, WH3, Woodson (1954). Basionym: Asclepias obovata Elliott 1817
Links to other floras: = Asclepias obovata - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial of sandy soils in pine and oak woods; occasionally in fields and on roadsides.
Stems: Stem unbranched, furry; leaks milky sap when bruised.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, short-petiolate to sessile, oval to elliptic, 1-3 in. long, thick, furry beneath.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in dense clusters (1-1 1/2 in. wide) on very short stalks from upper leaf axils, yellowish-green with pink, 1/2 in. long, consisting of 5 strongly reflexed, pale green corolla lobes and a central crown--composed of 5 pink-tinged, 2-parted appendages ("hood" and "horn")--surrounding a complex structure of fused anthers and style.
Fruits: Fruit a follicle containing tufted seeds.
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Height: 1-2 1/2 ft.
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description: Erect perennial of sandy soils in pine and oak woods; occasionally in fields and on roadsides.
stems: Stem unbranched, furry; leaks milky sap when bruised.
leaves: Leaves opposite, short-petiolate to sessile, oval to elliptic, 1-3 in. long, thick, furry beneath.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in dense clusters (1-1 1/2 in. wide) on very short stalks from upper leaf axils, yellowish-green with pink, 1/2 in. long, consisting of 5 strongly reflexed, pale green corolla lobes and a central crown--composed of 5 pink-tinged, 2-parted appendages ("hood" and "horn")--surrounding a complex structure of fused anthers and style.
fruits: Fruit a follicle containing tufted seeds.
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