Apocynaceae
Asclepias auriculata
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Synonyms
- Asclepias fragrans (Benth.) Decne.
- Asclepias mazatlanensis Sessé & Moc.
- Asclepias purpusii Brandegee
- Otaria auriculata (Kunth) G.Don
- Otaria fragrans Benth.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 59 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Juan Antonino Sandoval, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leonardo O. Alvarado Cárdenas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guillermo Huerta Ramos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.