Asclepias californica Calflora

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Asclepias californica Greene

California milkweed

Asclepias californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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Genus:	Asclepias
Family:	Apocynaceae (Asclepiadaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Asclepias californica ssp. californica
JEF	Asclepias californica ssp. greenei

Information about Asclepias californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASCA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).