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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Asclepias tuberosa var. rolfsii
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The flowers are typically lighter in color than those of var. tuberosa, yellow or yellowish-orange rather than deep orange to reddish. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).
Learn more from Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-004b:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii FAMILY Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepias rolfsii
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Butterflyweed, Sandhill Butterfly Milkweed, Rolfs' milkweed
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Asclepias tuberosa var. rolfsii
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 157-01-004b:
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii
FAMILY
Asclepiadaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Asclepias rolfsii
4851
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry, sandy habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow or yellowish-orange
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed corolla, lobes reflexed
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p324
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p538
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p069
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p072
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