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Your search found 32 taxa in the family Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Eastern Swamp Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra 157-01-001b FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, swamps
Common in NC, uncommon in Mountains & Piedmont of SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias perennis FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias perennis FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias perennis 157-01-002 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Cypress-gum swamps, bottomland hardwood forests, marshes
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Whorled Milkweed, Narrowleaf Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias verticillata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias verticillata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias verticillata 157-01-003 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Barrens, thin soils of rock outcrops (especially mafic or calcareous rocks), open woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, road and powerline rights-of-way
Common in Piedmont (rare in NC Coastal Plain) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Butterfly Milkweed, Eastern Butterflyweed, Pleurisy Root, Wind Root
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias tuberosa var. tuberosa FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa 157-01-004a FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Woodland margins, roadsides, pastures
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Purple Savanna Milkweed, "Red Milkweed", Bog Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias rubra FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias rubra FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias rubra 157-01-005 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Pocosin ecotones, wet pine savannas, seepage bogs in longleaf pine sandhills, seepage swamps
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias lanceolata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias lanceolata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias lanceolata 157-01-006 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Swamps, fresh to slightly brackish marshes, wet pine savannas
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Poke Milkweed, Tall Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias exaltata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias exaltata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias exaltata 157-01-007 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, slopes, and forest margins
Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Wavyleaf Milkweed, Clasping Milkweed, Sand Milkweed, Blunt-leaved Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias amplexicaulis FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias amplexicaulis FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias amplexicaulis 157-01-008 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, barrens, sandy prairies, other dry woodlands of various types
Common (uncommon in NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fourleaf Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias quadrifolia FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias quadrifolia FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias quadrifolia 157-01-009 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Moist to dryish forests and forest margins, most common on mafic and calcareous substrates
Common in Mountains (uncommon in NC Piedmont, rare in SC Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias syriaca FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias syriaca FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias syriaca 157-01-010 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Prairies, floodplains, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common in Mountains & Piedmont of NC (rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Mountains & Piedmont of NC
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Common Name:
Pinewoods Milkweed, Fleshy Milkweed, Sandhill Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias humistrata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias humistrata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias humistrata 157-01-011 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and Florida scrub
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias variegata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias variegata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias variegata 157-01-012 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Upland forests and woodlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Purple Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias purpurascens FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias purpurascens FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias purpurascens 157-01-013 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Openings in moist bottomlands and swamp forests, prairies and meadows (rich, wet to mesic), woodlands, perhaps mostly on soils derived from mafic or calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Michaux's Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias michauxii FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias michauxii FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias michauxii 157-01-014 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas
Common in GA, uncommon in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sandhill Milkweed, Velvetleaf Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Asclepias tomentosa FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias tomentosa FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias tomentosa 157-01-015 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, coastal dunes
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pineland Milkweed, Green Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias obovata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias obovata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias obovata 157-01-016 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other woodlands and savannas
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common Name: Carolina Milkweed, Ashy Milkweed, Walter's Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias cinerea FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias cinerea FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias cinerea 157-01-017 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas
Common in GA, rare in SC (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Longleaf Milkweed, Savanna Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias longifolia FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias longifolia FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias longifolia 157-01-018 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas
Common (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Glade Milkweed, Green Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias viridiflora FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias viridiflora FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias viridiflora 157-01-019 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Open woodlands, woodland edges, barrens, glades, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, and also in disturbed areas
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Stalked Milkweed, Savanna Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias pedicellata FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias pedicellata FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asclepias pedicellata 157-01-020 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Dry pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Largeflower Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias connivens FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias connivens FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods, seepage bogs
Common in GA, rare in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Green Antelope-horn, Spider Milkweed, Green Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asclepias viridis FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias viridis FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Prairies, dry woodlands, calcareous hammocks, pine rocklands
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Bluevine, Sandvine, Honeyvine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cynanchum laeve FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynanchum laeve FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cynanchum laeve 157-02-001 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands and disturbed areas
Uncommon in GA Mountains, uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swallow-wort, Sand-vine, Gulf Coast Swallow-wort, Marsh Cynanchum
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pattalias paluster FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynanchum angustifolium FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cynanchum palustre 157-02-002 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Coastal hammocks, edges of marshes, generally or always on barrier islands
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Leafless Swallowwort, Cynanchum
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Orthosia scoparia FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynanchum scoparium FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cynanchum scoparium 157-02-003 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Coastal hammocks, other hardwood hammocks
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Black Swallow-wort, Dog-Strangling Vine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Vincetoxicum nigrum FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynanchum louiseae FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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Common Name:
Eastern Anglepod
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Gonolobus suberosus var. suberosus FAMILY: Apocynaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Matelea gonocarpos FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Matelea gonocarpa 157-03-001 & 002 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Mesic to wet forests and thickets
Common (rare in Carolina Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Spinypod, Limerock Milkvine, Climbing Milkvine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Matelea obliqua FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Matelea obliqua FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Matelea obliqua 157-03-003 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: In forests, woodlands, or thickets over calcareous rocks
Rare (historically in NC Piedmont, but not recently seen)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Deceptive Spinypod
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Matelea decipiens FAMILY: Apocynaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Matelea decipiens FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Matelea decipiens 157-03-004 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Woodlands and thickets, generally over calcareous substrates
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Spinypod, Climbing Milkweed, Climbing Milkvine, Maroon Carolina Milkvine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Matelea carolinensis FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Matelea carolinensis FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Matelea carolinensis 157-03-005 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry, nutrient-rich forests
Common in Piedmont & GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Spinypod, Yellow Carolina Milkvine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Matelea flavidula FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Matelea flavidula FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Matelea flavidula 157-03-006 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Silkvine
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Periploca graeca FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Periploca graeca FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Periploca graeca 157-XX FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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