Asclepias incarnata Linnaeus ssp. pulchra (Ehrhart ex Willdenow) Woodson. Eastern Swamp Milkweed. Phen: Jul-Sep; Aug-Oct. Hab: Marshes, bogs, swamps. Dist: NS and ME south to e. NC, w. SC, GA, and e. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), and s. FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, W, Woodson (1954); = Asclepias incarnata L. var. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers. – C, G, GW2, NE, Tat, Tx, Va, combination unranked by Persoon; = Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd. – S; > Asclepias incarnata L. var. neoscotica Fernald – F; > Asclepias incarnata L. var. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers. – F
Links to other floras: = Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra - FNA14
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© Alan Cressler: Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra, and Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Mountain Bog, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra, Track Rock Gap, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source
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© Alan Cressler: Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra, Mountain Bog, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source
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