Calotropis procera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton

Roostertree

Gerald and Buff Corsi 2016 California Academy of Sciences

2016 Simon J. Tonge

Gerald and Buff Corsi2009 California Academy of Sciences

Calotropis procera is a tree or shrub or perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Calotropis
Family:	Asclepiadaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: agricultural weed

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Asclepias procera

Information about Calotropis procera from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).