Asclepias brevipes (Schltr.) Schltr.

Perennial herb, up to 300 mm high. Stems 1-9, initially decumbent, becoming erect. Leaves scabrid, with blade linear, 9-10 x as long as broad, scabrous. Flowers: in terminal and axillary 4-flowered umbels; peduncles 10-48 mm long; corona reddish brown, purple or white; corolla with lobes spreading, canescent inside, pubescent outside, yellow-brown, tinted white or green; Sep.-Dec.