Apocynaceae
Slimpod milkweed
Asclepias quinquedentata
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
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Asclepias quinquedentataApocynaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Slimpod milkweed
Synonyms
- Acerates schaffneri (A.Gray) E.Fourn.
- Asclepias amsonioides Standl.
- Asclepias palmeri Vail
- Asclepias quinquedentata var. neomexicana Greene ex A.Gray
- Asclepias rzedowskii W.D.Stevens
- Asclepias schaffneri A.Gray
- Asclepias zacatecana McVaugh
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.