Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.

Dwarf milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It has many branches from the base. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. The flowers are greenish-white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.33
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry gravelly hills, flats, chaparral, and arroyos. Dry plains and mesas, occasionally with pine, at elevations from 1,000-2,000 metres in Arizona.
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It is a warm temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The latex is used like chewing gum.
Uses food food additive forage gum material medicinal
Edible flowers gums leaves seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use Toothache (root), Unspecified (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Masticatory (unspecified)
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 -

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94357-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551420
COL ID H6FV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asclepias involucrata Asclepias macrosperma Asclepias involucrata var. tomentosa