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Your search found 31 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: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in marshes, bogs, swamps
Common (rare in GA, uncommon in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Milkweed, Swampforest Milkweed, Swamp White Milkweed, Aquatic Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) 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
Look for it in cypress-gum swamps, bottomland hardwood forests, marshes
Common in GA-SC Coastal Plain (rare in NC))
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Whorled Milkweed, Narrowleaf Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in barrens, thin soils of rock outcrops (esp mafic rocks), thin woodlands, sandhills
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Butterfly Milkweed, Butterflyweed, Pleurisy Root, Wind Root
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in 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: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in pocosin ecotones, wet pine savannas, sandhill seeps, seepage swamps
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of NC-SC, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fewflower Milkweed, Red Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in swamps, fresh to slightly brackish marshes, wet pine savannas
Common in GA-SC Coastal Plain (uncommon or rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Poke Milkweed, Tall Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in moist forests, slopes, & forest margins
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Clasping Milkweed, Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Wavyleaf Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in sandhills, other dry woodlands of various types
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fourleaf Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in moist to dryish forests & forest margins, most common on mafic & calcareous substrates
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common (rare in Coastal Plain of NC) (rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Pinewoods Milkweed, Fleshy Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in sandhills
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
White Milkweed, Red-ring Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in upland forests & woodlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Purple Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in openings in moist bottomlands & swamp forests, perhaps mostly on soils derived from mafic soils
Uncommon (rare in GA & NC)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Michaux's Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in pine savannas [dry pinelands of the Coastal Plain]
Common (uncommon in SC)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pineland Milkweed, Green Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) 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
Look for it in sandhills
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common Name: Carolina Milkweed, Walter's Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in pine savannas
Common in GA, rare in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Longleaf Milkweed, Savanna Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in wet pine savannas
Common (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Green Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in open woodlands, woodland edges, barrens, glades, esp 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: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in dry pine savannas
Rare in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Largeflower Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Asclepias connivens FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias connivens FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Look for it in wet pine flatwoods
Common (rare in SC)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Green Antelope-horn, Spider Milkweed, Green Milkweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Asclepias viridis FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asclepias viridis FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Look for it in prairies, dry woodlands, calcareous hammocks
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bluevine, Sandvine, Honeyvine
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) 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
Look for it in bottomlands and disturbed areas
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swallow-wort, Sand-vine, Gulf Coast Swallow-wort
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Pattalias palustre 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
Look for it on coastal hammocks, edges of marshes, generally or always on barrier islands
Common (uncommon in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Leafless Swallow-wort, Cynanchum
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) 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
Look for it in coastal hammocks
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Black Swallow-wort, Dog-Strangling Vine
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Vincetoxicum nigrum FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynanchum louiseae FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Look for it in disturbed areas. It is reported for many states in the northeast US, south to MD, KY, TN
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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Common Name:
Eastern Anglepod
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) 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
Look for it in mesic to wet forests and thickets
Common in NC-SC Piedmont & SC Coastal Plain, rare in SC Mtns, uncommon elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Spinypod, Limerock Milkvine, Climbing Milkvine
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in forests, woodlands, or thickets over calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Deceptive Spinypod
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Matelea decipiens FAMILY: Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Matelea decipiens FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Matelea decipiens 157-03-004 FAMILY: Asclepiadaceae
Look for it in woodlands & thickets, generally over mafic (in Piedmont) or calcareous rocks (in Coastal Plain)
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Spinypod, Climbing Milkweed, Climbing Milkvine, Maroon Carolina Milkvine
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in moist to dry, nutrient-rich forests
Common in Piedmont & GA Mountains (rare elesewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Spinypod, Yellow Carolina Milkvine
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) 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
Look for it in moist nutrient-rich forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Silkvine
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) 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
Look for it in disturbed areas. It is sometimes cultivated and escaped or persistent
Waif(s)
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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