Asclepias fascicularis Decne.

Narrow-leaf milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.68 - 0.88
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Plains, hills, and valleys, in moist or dry soil; spreading to roadsides and waste places.
More
It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The young flowers are eaten cooked.
Uses fiber food material medicinal poison
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Poison (flower), Snake Bite Remedy (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Asclepias fascicularis leaf picture by Sandy Rowley (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias fascicularis leaf picture by Michael Finch (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias fascicularis leaf picture by Michael Finch (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Asclepias fascicularis flower picture by Heather (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias fascicularis flower picture by Sandy Rowley (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias fascicularis flower picture by Sandy Rowley (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94272-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551316
COL ID H6DH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asclepias macrophylla Asclepias fasciculata Asclepias macrophylla var. comosa Asclepias fascicularis