Asclepias tomentosa Elliott is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Asclepias tomentosa Elliott

Asclepias tomentosa Elliott

Asclepias tomentosa (tuba milkweed) is a perennial dicot flowering milkweed native to the southeastern US.

Family
Genus
Asclepias
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Asclepias tomentosa Elliott

Asclepias tomentosa, commonly called tuba milkweed, is a flowering plant that belongs to the milkweed family. It is native to regions of Florida, Texas, and other southeastern states of the United States. This species is a perennial dicot.

Photo: (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Apocynaceae Asclepias

More from Apocynaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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