Savannah MilkweedAsclepias pedicellata
Also known as Savanna Milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata, a slender milkweed, is native to dry, rocky soils of SW USA/N Mexico. It bears small, nodding, often greenish-purple flowers and hosts monarch.
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Savannah Milkweed Names & Synonyms
Common names and botanical synonyms
Common Names
- Savanna Milkweed
- Savannah Milkweed
Synonyms
- Anthanotis pedicellata Raf.
- Podostigma pedicellata (Walter) Vail
- Podostigma pubescens Elliott
- Stylandra pumila Nutt.
Savannah Milkweed Taxonomy
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Gentianales |
| family | Apocynaceae |
| genus | Asclepias |
| species | Asclepias pedicellata |