Asclepias syriaca
Broadleaf Milkweed, Butterfly Flower
Other regional names: Common Milkweed +1 more
- Common Milkweed
- Kansas Milkweed
Also known as: Asclepias apocinum Gaterau +15 more
- Asclepias apocinum Gaterau
- Asclepias capitellata Raf.
- Asclepias consanguinea Kunze
- Asclepias cornuti Decne.
- Asclepias globosa Stokes
- Asclepias grandifolia Bertol.
- Asclepias illinoensis Michx. ex Steud.
- Asclepias intermedia Vail
- Asclepias pubigera Dumort.
- Asclepias ramosa Moench, 1794
- Asclepias serica Raf.
- Asclepias syriaca f. inermis J.R.Churchill
- Asclepias syriaca f. leucantha Dore
- Asclepias syriaca f. polyphylla B.Boivin
- Asclepias syriaca f. syriaca
- Asclepias syriaca var. syriaca
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Asclepias syriaca (commonly known as Broadleaf Milkweed or Butterfly Flower) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Asclepias, which contains over 200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, Georgia, Germany, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, Italy, Kirgizistan, Krym, Louisiana, Mississippi, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, Oregon, Poland, Romania, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Yugoslavia