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Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson — Barrens Milkweed

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{Asclepias hirtella}
Flowers

 {Asclepias hirtella}
Flowers
{Asclepias hirtella}
Flowers

 {Asclepias hirtella}
Flowers / Leaves

{Asclepias hirtella}
Flowers / Leaves

 {Asclepias hirtella}
Fruit / Leaves

Habitat:

Limestone glades, prairies. This species of midwestern prairies and barrens closely resembles A. longifolia. The two taxa have sometimes been treated as distinct only at the rank of subspecies or as “very distinct varieties.”

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Asclepias hirtella

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.



The Georgia range of Asclepias hirtella

USDA, NRCS. 2018. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, Various Dates). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.


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