Asclepias variegata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Asclepias |
Species: | A. variegata
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Binomial name | |
Asclepias variegata | |
Synonyms | |
Biventraria variegata (L.) Small |
Asclepias variegata, commonly called the redring milkweed [1] or white milkweed, [2] is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States. [3] It is most common in the Southeastern United States, and becomes rare in the northern edge of its range.
Its natural habitat is forest openings and savannas, often in sandy soils. [4]
It produces small white flowers with purplish centers that area crowded into round, terminal clusters. [5] It flowers in early summer. [2]
It is endangered in the states of New York, and Pennsylvania. [6] It is listed as a special concern species and believed extirpated in Connecticut. [7]