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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]

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

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
    In flower at Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois
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    Line drawing

References


  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Asclepias amplexicaulis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
  2. Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  3. "Asclepias amplexicaulis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Connecticut Plants. Connecticut Botanical Society. 2015.
  5. Haddock, Mike (2018). "Blunt-leaf milkweed". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Illinois Prairie. MuseumLink Illinois, Illinois State Museum Society. 2000.




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