Asclepias quinquedentata A.Gray

Slimpod milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94582-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551689
COL ID H6N2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asclepias quinquedentata Asclepias schaffneri Asclepias zacatecana Acerates schaffneri Asclepias amsonioides Asclepias rzedowskii Asclepias palmeri Asclepias quinquedentata var. neomexicana