EcoFloraWeb-KeyAsclepias of the American Southwest

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Home >> Checklist: Asclepias of the American Southwest >> Previous version of Key >> Identification Key (new version): Asclepias of the American Southwest Filter/Display Options Family/Genus Filter: Sort by: Display Common Names Display images Plant habit shrubs herbaceous aquatic & OBL wetland species longevity annual or biennial perennial Leaves arrangement/phyllotaxy alternate opposite whorled leaf attachment sessile or nearly so leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present leaf (leaflet) margin entire toothed revolute leaf(let) base acuminate attenuate clasping cordate cuneate obtuse rounded truncate broadest point of leaf (leaflet) broadest at middle broadest below middle Inflorescence type solitary panicle cymose Flower principal flower color white or cream purple green yellow orange red pink brown corolla (petal) fusion petals separate fused, at least toward base Fruit or Cone appendages wings copious hair Stem & Twigs succulent vs non-succulent succulent not succulent Asclepias of the American Southwest Nabhan and Buckley Species Count: 62 Apocynaceae Asclepias albicans Asclepias amplexicaulis Asclepias angustifolia Asclepias arenaria Asclepias asperula Asclepias brachystephana Asclepias californica Asclepias cordifolia Asclepias cryptoceras Asclepias curassavica Asclepias cutleri Asclepias elata Asclepias emoryi Asclepias engelmanniana Asclepias eriocarpa Asclepias erosa Asclepias fascicularis Asclepias fruticosa Asclepias hallii Asclepias hirtella Asclepias hypoleuca Asclepias incarnata Asclepias involucrata Asclepias labriformis Asclepias lanceolata Asclepias latifolia Asclepias lemmonii Asclepias linaria Asclepias linearis Asclepias longifolia Asclepias macrosperma Asclepias macrotis Asclepias nummularia Asclepias nyctaginifolia Asclepias obovata Asclepias oenotheroides Asclepias perennis Asclepias prostrata Asclepias pumila Asclepias purpurascens Asclepias quinquedentata Asclepias rubra Asclepias rusbyi Asclepias ruthiae Asclepias sanjuanensis Asclepias scaposa Asclepias solanoana Asclepias speciosa Asclepias sperryi Asclepias stenophylla Asclepias subulata Asclepias subverticillata Asclepias texana Asclepias tomentosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias uncialis Asclepias variegata Asclepias verticillata Asclepias vestita Asclepias viridiflora Asclepias viridis Asclepias welshii
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