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Asclepias longifolia
Asclepias longifolia Michx.
Longleaf Milkweed
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)
Synonym(s): Acerates delticola, Acerates floridana, Acerates longifolia
USDA Symbol: ASLO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Herbaceous perennial with slender, unbranched, slightly pubescent, stem; 8-28 inches tall. Alternate, numerous, sessile leaves; linear to narrowly lanceolate and pointed upward; 2 3/8-7 1/4 inches long and 3/8 inches wide. Inflorescences are several to many, solitary umbels, terminal or lateral from upper nodes. The flowers are 5-parted with greenish white corollas tinged in purple, reflexed and 1/4 inch long; anthers united with the stigma; hoods 0.08 inches long and without horns. Fruit is an erect follicle, 3-4 3/4 inches long, 3/8 inch diameter with many seeds with tufts of white hair. (Bibref 1295) (Bibref 824) (Webref 24)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Inflorescence: Umbel
Fruit Type: Follicle
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA , WVNative Habitat: "Swamps, savannas, flatwoods and low pinelands." (Bibref 824)
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesSpecial Value to Bumble Bees
Special Value to Honey Bees
Supports Conservation Biological Control
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC | UPL | UPL |
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Crosby Arboretum - Picayune, MS
Bibliography
Bibref 824 - Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico (Volume 2: Asclepias-Canavalia) (2000) Cheatham, S. ; M. C. Johnston; L. MarshallBibref 1295 - Wild Flowers of the Big Thicket, East Texas and Western Louisiana (1979) Ajilvsgi
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Web Reference
Webref 24 - Identification of Milkweeds in Texas (2015) Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentAdditional resources
USDA: Find Asclepias longifolia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Asclepias longifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Asclepias longifolia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2017-08-29Research By: TWC Staff, NH