WorldFloraDB - Asclepias longifolia

Characteristics

Slender, 3–6 dm; lvs numerous, linear, 8–15 cm, glabrous or nearly so; umbels 1–6, 10–30-fld, on peduncles 1–5 cm; pedicels with incurved hairs; cor pale greenish-white and tinted with purple, its lobes 5–6 mm; hoods as in no. 19 [Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson], but reaching just to the projecting angle of the anther-wings. Moist or wet pine-lands on the coastal plain; Del. to Fla. and La. July, Aug. (Acerates l.; A. floridana, misapplied)

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.3 - 0.6

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
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	-

Images

Leaf

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329558-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000551486
COL ID	H6HB
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acerates delticola Acerates floridana Acerates longifolia Oligoron longifolium Gomphocarpus longifolius Gomphocarpus longifolius Asclepias longifolia Polyotus longifolius

WorldFloraDB 2024

Asclepias longifolia Michx.

Longleaf milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias