Currently Accepted Name: | Asclepias tuberosa L. - Determined By: A. R. Franck, 13 Jun 2013 |
Determination History: |
Asclepias tuberosa L. var. rolfsii (Britton ex Vail) Shinners
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Locality: | USA. Florida. Hillsborough Co.: S of FL 580, adjoining Food Fair grounds; NW of Tampa just S of FL 580 between Sweetwater and Fish Creeks, and N of Old Tampa Bay. 27º 58’ 44” N -82º -33’ -49” W |
Habitat: | Pioneer vegetation; remnansts of flat, open, longleaf pine [Pinus palustris] land, with saw palmetto [Serenoa repens], few scrubby oaks, and bayberry [Myrica cerifera]; grassy openings with Aristida, Andropogon, and weedy species, bordering salt flats with salt grasses, black mangrove [Avicennia germinans], and white mangrove [Laguncularia racemosa]. |