Asclepias glaucescens Kunth

Nodding milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Suppurative (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Cancer (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 -

Images

Asclepias glaucescens unspecified picture

Distribution

Asclepias glaucescens world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94322-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551370
COL ID 5W49L
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias glaberrima Asclepias glaucescens Asclepias polyphylla Asclepias sullivantii Asclepias plumieriifolia