Asclepias subulata Decne.

Rush milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A herb. It only produces leaves after rain. They are small. The stems are 1-1.5 m long. The flowers are greenish-white. The fruit are narrow pods.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Desert washes and sandy places; at elevations below 600 metres in California.
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It is a temperate plant. It is a desert plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses fiber food food additive fuel material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cathartic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Shampoo (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Headache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
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

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94672-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551792
COL ID H6QH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asclepias subulata