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Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Torr. (1828). In: Ann. Lyc. N. York 2: 218.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Apocynaceae
genus
Asclepias
species
Asclepias speciosa

Name

Synonyms
Asclepias douglasii Hook.
Asclepias giffordii Eastw.
Asclepias longicornis Kellogg
Homonyms
Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Common names
Algodoncillo llamativo in Spanish
Greek milkweed in English
Greek milkweed in English
Pracht-Seidenpflanze in German
Pracht-Seidenpflanze in German
Puošnusis klemalis in Lithuanian
Showy milkweed in language.
Showy milkweed in language.
Trojeść nadobna in Polish
Trojeść okazała in Polish
avanaba in language.
belle asclépiade in French
glejovka nádherná in Slovak
kaunis askleepias in Estonian
praktsidenört in Swedish
praktsidenört in Swedish
showy milkweed in English
showy milkweed in English
tähtisilkkiyrtti in Finnish
tähtisilkkiyrtti in Finnish
Ваточник красивый in Russian
belle asclépiade in French
praktsidenört in Swedish
showy milkweed in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Karlsson (2015) Nytt om nordiska kärlväxter 2014
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