Biology:Asclepias amplexicaulis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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. amplexicaulis
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Asclepias amplexicaulis, the blunt-leaved milkweed, clasping milkweed, or sand milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae).[1][2] It is endemic to the United States, where it is mostly found east of the Great Plains.[3] It grows in dry prairies, savannas, open woods, and fallow fields, usually in sandy soil.[2][4][5]
Description
It grows 1–3 ft (0.30–0.91 m) high and produces flowers in the summer.[4]
This plant was eaten as food historically. However, it contains a poison dangerous to humans and livestock, so caution must be used if ingesting this plant.[6]
In flower at Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois
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References
- ↑ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASAM.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ "Asclepias amplexicaulis", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Asclepias%20amplexicaulis.png, retrieved 24 January 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:Connecticut Plants
- ↑ Template:Kansas Wildflowers
- ↑ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". MuseumLink Illinois, Illinois State Museum Society. 2000. http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/plants/A-amplexicaulis.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q956556 entry
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