Asclepias asperula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson

Spider milkweed

2014 Ron Wolf

2010 Judy McBride

2005 James M. Andre

2014 Wynn Anderson

Asclepias asperula is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~75 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. asperula
Genus:	Asclepias
Family:	Apocynaceae (Asclepiadaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Asclepias asperula from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ASAS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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).