Asclepias viridula Chapman. Bog Milkweed, Little Green Milkweed, Southern Milkweed. Phen: Apr-Sep; Jun-Oct. Hab: Wet longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods, seepage slopes, pitcherplant bogs. Dist: Ne. FL; se. AL (Houston County) south to Panhandle FL; no records exist for GA.
ID notes: See Chafin (2000) for additional information.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Fl5, FNA14, GW2, K1, K3, K4, S, WH3, Woodson (1954)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ?: 9
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