Asclepias asperula subsp. capricornu (Woodson) Woodson

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The latex has been used as chewing gum.
Uses food additive gum material
Edible stems
Therapeutic use Respiratory Aid (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Veterinary Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asclepias asperula subsp. capricornu world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21144-2
WFO ID wfo-0000551127
COL ID 5FSYG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anantherix angustifolia Anantherix decumbens Anantherix nuttaliana Asclepias decumbens Asclepias capricornu Asclepiodora decumbens Asclepias asperula subsp. capricornu Asclepias asperula var. decumbens Asclepias capricornu subsp. occidentalis