Apocynaceae

Zizotes milkweed

Asclepias oenotheroides Schltdl. & Cham.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias

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Zizotes milkweed: Image of Asclepias oenotheroides (Zizotes Milkweed) budding and coming into bloom taken in Austin, TX, US, 11 Sep 2019. — Photo: Tyler Cannon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Zizotes milkweed

Synonyms

Asclepias brevicornu Scheele
Asclepias lindheimeri Engelm. & A.Gray
Asclepias longicornu Benth.
Podostemma australe Greene
Podostemma helleri Greene
Podostemma lindheimeri (Engelm. & A.Gray) Greene
Podostemma longicornu (Benth.) Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Tyler Cannon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, 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.