Biology:Asclepias sanjuanensis
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Short description: San Juan Milkweed
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. sanjuanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias sanjuanensis Heil, Porter & Welsh
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Asclepias sanjuanensis, the San Juan milkweed, is a species of milkweed native to northwestern New Mexico.[1] This species is restricted to the Four Corners area and is only present in San Juan County in New Mexico.[2]
Distribution
Asclepias sanjuanensis is endemic to the Four Corners Region in San Juan County, NM. Habitat comprises mostly in sandy or sandy loam soils in pinyon-juniper woodlands and Great Basin grassland communities. Known populations occur from 5,000 to 6,200 ft. elevation. Often in disturbed sites.[3]
References
- ↑ Heil, Kenneth (1989). "A new species of Asclepias (Asclepiadaceae) from northwestern New Mexico". Great Basin Naturalist 49 (1): 100–103. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol49/iss1/11?utm_source=scholarsarchive.byu.edu%2Fgbn%2Fvol49%2Fiss1%2F11&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages.
- ↑ Heil, Kenneth; O'Kane, Jr., Steve; Reeves, Linda; Clifford, Arnold (2013). Flora of the Four Corners Region. Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 384. ISBN 978-1-930723-84-9.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a work now in the public domain: "Navajo Nation Integrated Weed Management Plan: Biological Assessment". US Department of the Interior. October 2021. p. I-60. https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/assets/bia/navreg/nniwmp/docs/Appendix_I_Biological_Assessment.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q109580869 entry
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