Characteristics
Dicots
Asclepias tomentosa Elliott
VELVETLEAF MILKWEED
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Native
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Classification
Citation
ASCLEPIAS TOMENTOSA Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 320. 1817.
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GEORGIA: Camden Co.: St. Marys, s.d., Baldwin s.n. (holotype: CHARL?).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Brevard
USF
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Collier
USF
Columbia
FLAS
DeSoto
Lit
Duval
FLAS
Flagler
FTG
Franklin
FLAS
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Asclepias aceratoides
Asclepias aceratoides M. A. Curtis, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 57: 407. 1849.
Asclepias megalotis
Asclepias megalotis Rafinesque, New Fl. 4: 61. 1838 ("1836").
TYPE: FLORIDA:
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Berkeley, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Franklin, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Marion, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Sumter, Volus
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 2015
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