Apocynaceae
Poke milkweed
Asclepias exaltata
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Poke milkweed, Tall milkweed
Synonyms
- Asclepias acuminata Willd. ex Schult.
- Asclepias bicknellii Vail
- Asclepias klaprothiana Schult.
- Asclepias nivea Sims
- Asclepias phytolaccoides G.F.Lyon ex Pursh
- Asclepias syriaca var. exaltata (L.) L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.