Apocynaceae
Aquatic milkweed
Asclepias perennis
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Aquatic milkweed
Synonyms
- Asclepias debilis Michx.
- Asclepias lancifolia Raf.
- Asclepias laxiflora Perr. ex Colla
- Asclepias matelea Nutt.
- Asclepias parviflora Aiton
- Asclepias parviflora var. latifolia Raf.
- Asclepias parvifolia Pursh ex Decne.
- Asclepias parvula (A.Gray) Vail
- Asclepias perennis var. parvula A.Gray
- Asclepias pulchella Salisb.
- Matelea laevis Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: evangrimes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Watson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pamahon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pamahon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nvss132, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Alex Abair, 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.