Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.

Bract milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry soils. Sandy and rocky plains, dry flats, gullies and stream banks, spreading to fields and roadsides.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses food additive material poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asclepias brachystephana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94136-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551151
COL ID H69S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias brachystephana Asclepiodora circinalis