Asclepias hypoleuca (A.Gray) Woodson

Mahogany milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 30-100 cm tall. It has woolly hairs. The leaves are opposite and 4-15 cm long by 2-10 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 3-15 cm long. The flowers are near the ends of branches. They are red. The fruit are follicles 8-12 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 1,850-2,550 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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 hypoleuca world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21202-2
WFO ID wfo-0000551401
COL ID H6FL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gomphocarpus hypoleucus Asclepias hypoleuca