Apocynaceae

Savannah milkweed

Asclepias pedicellata Walter

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias

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Savannah milkweed (Asclepias pedicellata) — FlowerPhoto: Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Savannah milkweed

Synonyms

Anantherix pumila (Nutt.) Nutt.
Anthanotis pedicellata Raf.
Podostigma pedicellatum (Walter) Vail
Podostigma pubescens Elliott
Stylandra pumila Nutt.

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jason K., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Justin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michelle Sevcovas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Briggs Armstrong, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert Guralnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.