Asclepias lanceolata Walter. Few-flowered Milkweed, Smooth Orange Milkweed. Phen: Jan-Dec; Jan-Dec. Hab: Swamps, fresh to slightly brackish marshes, wet pine savannas. Dist: NJ south to s. FL, west to e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = C, Fl5, FNA14, GW2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tx, Va, WH3, Woodson (1954); > Asclepias lanceolata Walter var. lanceolata – F, G, Tat; > Asclepias lanceolata Walter var. paupercula (Michx.) Fernald – F, G, Tat
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
Heliophily ?: 7
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