Characteristics
Dicots
Asclepias tomentosa Elliott
VELVETLEAF MILKWEED
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Native
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Classification
GENTIANALES
Asclepias tomentosa Elliott - VELVETLEAF MILKWEED
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.

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County
County - Species Present
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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State
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Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
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Plant Photos
Asclepias tomentosa - 10
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Asclepias tomentosa - 10
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Asclepias tomentosa - 10
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Asclepias tomentosa - 31
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Asclepias tomentosa - 69
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Asclepias tomentosa - 69
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Asclepias tomentosa - 103
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Asclepias tomentosa - 103
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Asclepias tomentosa - 199
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Asclepias tomentosa - 258
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Asclepias tomentosa - 303
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