Apocynaceae
Woollypod milkweed
Asclepias eriocarpa
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- صقلاب صوفي الثمار
- arz
- صقلاب صوفى الثمار
- Chinese
- 毛果乳草
- English
- Woollypod milkweed
Synonyms
- Asclepias eriocarpa var. microcarpa Munz & I.M.Johnst.
- Asclepias fremontii Torr.
- Asclepias kotolo Eastw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: henryb68, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: henryb68, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Henry Broeska, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: waheeda hiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Robert McDonell, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.