Taxonomy Profile: Asclepias (L)

Asclepias: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
milkweed []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Asclepias: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Gentianales
Family : Apocynaceae
dogbane |
apocyns |
Genus : Asclepias
milkweed |
Asclepias Direct Children(s):
Asclepias albicans
(S Watson)
Asclepias asperula
(Decne Woodson)
Asclepias brachystephana
(Engelm ex Torr)
Asclepias cordifolia
(Benth Jeps)
Asclepias emoryi
(Greene Vail)
Asclepias feayi
(Chapm ex A Gray)
Asclepias hirtella
(Pennell Woodson)
Asclepias hypoleuca
(A Gray Woodson)
Asclepias involucrata
(Engelm ex Torr)
Asclepias meadii
(Torr ex A Gray)
Asclepias oenotheroides
(Schltdl & Cham)
Asclepias prostrata
(WH Blackw)
Asclepias pumila
(A Gray Vail)
Asclepias rusbyi
(Vail Woodson)
Asclepias sullivantii
(Engelm ex A Gray)
Asclepias texana
(A Heller)
Asclepias vestita
(Hook & Arn)
Asclepias welshii
(NH Holmgren & PK Holmgren)
Asclepias sanjuanensis
(KD Heil JM Porter & SL Welsh)
Asclepias: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Asclepias
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Asclepias
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Asclepias
Source:
Apocynaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-11-30
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Asclepias
Publication(s):
Asclepias: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Asclepias: Comments