Asclepias nivea L.

Caribbean milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.9-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Poison(Veterinary) (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Pectoral (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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Asclepias nivea habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Asclepias nivea leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Asclepias nivea flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asclepias nivea world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94486-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551566
COL ID H6KB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asclepias alboaurantiaca Asclepias nivea Asclepias nivea var. flava Asclepias nivea var. normalis

Lower taxons

Asclepias nivea var. intermedia Asclepias nivea var. nivea