Asclepias connivens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
A. connivens
Binomial name
Asclepias connivens

Asclepias connivens is a species of milkweed, commonly called Baldwin's milkweed or the largeflower milkweed. It is an obligate wetland species, native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida).[1]

It was first identified in 1817[2] by American botanist, William Baldwin. The name connivens refers to the conniving (converging) hoods over the stigma.[3] The plant produces 3⁄4 in (19 mm) greenish-yellow flowers, blooming between July and August and 5–7 in (130–180 mm) seed bearing follicles from mature fruit.[4] The stalks of the plant grow up to 37 in (94 cm) in height.[5] The leaves are 3.9–4.7 in (9.9–11.9 cm) long and 1.2–2.0 in (3.0–5.1 cm) wide and are opposite and sessile. The plant dies back to the ground in winter.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Asclepias connivens - Species Details". Florida.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Hammer, Roger L. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers: Over 600 Wildflowers of the Sunshine State including National Parks, Forests, Preserves, and More than 160 State Parks. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 224. ISBN 978-1493030934.
  4. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin". Wildflower.org. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Field Guide to Georgia Milkweeds" (PDF). Eealliance.org. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Native Florida Wildflowers: Largeflower Milkweed - Asclepias connivens". Hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com. February 25, 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  • Kartesz, J.T. (1994). A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press.
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