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Asclepias purpurascens L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 214.

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Asclepias amoena L.
Asclepias compressa Moench
Asclepias dasypus Raf.
Asclepias gonalis Raf.
Asclepias lasiotis Raf.
Homonyms
Asclepias purpurascens L.
Asclepias purpurascens Walter
Asclepias ×purpurascens Georgi
Common names
Purple Milkweed in English
Purple milkweed (EN) in language.
Purple milkweed (EN) in language.
asclépiade pourprée in French
purple milkweed in English
purple milkweed in English
asclépiade pourprée in French
purple milkweed in English
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