Apocynaceae
African milkweed
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Gomphocarpus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Afrikaans
- Blaasoppie, Gansies, Gansiesbos, Kapokbossie, Katoenbos, Melkbos, Tontelbos, Vleiklappe
- Arabic
- صقلاب شجيري, القطن الحريري, القطن النباتي
- arz
- صقلاب شجيرى
- Azerbaijani
- Kolşəkilli qomfokarpus
- Catalan
- Mata de la seda, Seder
- Chinese
- 钉头果, 釘頭果, 汽球花
- Corsican
- Cutone
- English
- African milkweed, Cotton milkweed
- French
- Faux cotonnier
- German
- Baumwoll-Seidenpflanze, Schwanen-Seidenpflanze, Schwanenpflanze
- Greek
- Γομφόκαρπος ο θαμνώδης
- Hebrew
- מסמור שיחי
- Italian
- Albero della seta
- Spanish
- Apocynum salicifolium, Mata de la seda
- Swedish
- Ballongsidenört
Synonyms
- Asclepias fruticosa L.
- Asclepias salicifolia Salisb.
Photos
Photo: User:Carstor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: TiaanKotzePTA, CC0, 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). About our plant data.