Apocynaceae
Engelmann's milkweed
Asclepias engelmanniana
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Engelmann's milkweed
Synonyms
- Acerates auriculata Engelm. ex Torr.
- Acerates auriculata Lindh. & G.M.Ross
- Asclepias auriculata (Engelm. ex Torr.) Holz.
- Gomphocarpus auriculatus (Engelm. ex Torr.) K.Schum.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 192 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: scevola_augustin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: scevola_augustin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: scevola_augustin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: scevola_augustin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 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.