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Apocynaceae
Asclepias

not marked as a favorite taxon Asclepias tuberosa Linnaeus var. cordata Beck. Common name: Midwestern Butterflyweed. Phenology: (Apr-) May-Sep (-Oct); Jun-Oct. Habitat: Prairies, dry forests, savannas, roadsides, over sands or calcareous clays. Distribution: Québec, Ontario, Minnesota, South Dakota, Colorado, Utah, and California south to Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Woodson (1954) called this A. tuberosa ssp. interior, and Shinners made a combination at varietal rank (see synonymy), but the much earlier name A. tuberosa var. cordata Beck clearly applies here.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. interior Woodson — Can, G, Il, Mo2, NcTx, NE, Tx, Woodson (1954); = Asclepias tuberosa L. var. interior (Woodson) Shinners — C, Tn; < Asclepias tuberosa L. — F, Mi, NY, Ok, Pa, S; < Asclepias tuberosa L. ssp. interior Woodson — Ar, FNA14, GrPl, K1, K4, NS, POWO. Basionym: Asclepias tuberosa L. var. cordata Beck 1826

Links to other floras: < Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior - FNA14

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