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not marked as a favorite taxon Asclepias tomentosa Elliott. Common name: Sandhill Milkweed, Velvetleaf Milkweed. Phenology: May-Aug (-Oct); Jun-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, oak scrubs, drier pine flatwoods, coastal dunes. Distribution: Sc. NC south to s. FL, west to FL panhandle; disjunct in e. TX. The curious distribution is mapped and discussed by Sorrie (2016). The se. AL record (Kral 31980) has been corrected to A. obovata (B. Sorrie, pers. comm.; 2024).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA14, K4, RAB, Tx, WH3, Woodson (1954); ? Asclepias aceratoides M.A.Curtis — S. Basionym: Asclepias tomentosa Elliott 1817

Links to other floras: = Asclepias tomentosa - FNA14

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to ascending perennial of longleaf pine sandhills, turkey oak barrens and clearings.

Stems: Stems stiff, unbranched and velvety-hairy; leaks milky sap when bruised.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, lance-shaped to broadly elliptical, 2-3 1/2 in. long, with wavy margins, covered with velvety (short) hairs.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in 2-6 umbels from upper leaf axils, pale green to yellowish-green, 1 1/2-2 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading corolla lobes with pink-tinged upcurved tips and a central crown--composed of 5 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: 7-19 in.

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description: Erect to ascending perennial of longleaf pine sandhills, turkey oak barrens and clearings.

stems: Stems stiff, unbranched and velvety-hairy; leaks milky sap when bruised.

leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate, lance-shaped to broadly elliptical, 2-3 1/2 in. long, with wavy margins, covered with velvety (short) hairs.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in 2-6 umbels from upper leaf axils, pale green to yellowish-green, 1 1/2-2 in. wide, consisting of 5 spreading corolla lobes with pink-tinged upcurved tips and a central crown--composed of 5 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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