Characteristics
Dicots
Asclepias curassavica L.
SCARLET MILKWEED; BLOODFLOWER
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Not Native FAC (NWPL)
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Classification
GENTIANALES
Asclepias curassavica L. - SCARLET MILKWEED; BLOODFLOWER
Citation
ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 215. 1753.
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CURACAO: Without data (lectotype: LINN 310.19). Lectotypified by Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41: 59. 1954.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Asclepias curassavica - 10
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Asclepias curassavica - 25
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Asclepias curassavica - 139
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Asclepias curassavica - 139
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Asclepias curassavica - 139
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Asclepias curassavica - 139
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Asclepias curassavica - 159
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Asclepias curassavica - 159
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Asclepias curassavica - 229
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Asclepias curassavica - 258
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Asclepias curassavica - 296
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Asclepias curassavica - 302
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Asclepias curassavica - 302
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Asclepias curassavica - 302
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