Apocynaceae

Redring milkweed

Asclepias variegata L.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias

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Redring milkweed (Asclepias variegata) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Redring milkweed, White milkweed

Synonyms

Asclepias citrifolia Jacq.
Asclepias hybrida Michx.
Asclepias lindleyi Gillies ex Steud.
Asclepias variegata var. major Hook.
Asclepias variegata var. minor Hook.
Biventraria variegata (L.) Small

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Zacharias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel S. Katz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Curtis Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeff Wilson, 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.