Apocynaceae
California milkweed
Asclepias californica
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- صقلاب كاليفورني
- arz
- صقلاب كاليفورنى
- Chinese
- 加州乳草
- English
- California milkweed
Synonyms
- Gomphocarpus tomentosus (Torr.) A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Marshal Hedin, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marshal Hedin, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: glmory, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: glmory, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: glmory, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.