Asclepias subverticillata (A.Gray) Vail

Horsetail milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.9-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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) 5-11

Usage

Uses fiber food food additive material medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Gynecological Aid (leaf), Gynecological Aid (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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Asclepias subverticillata flower picture by John Taylor (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias subverticillata flower picture by John Taylor (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21298-2
WFO ID wfo-0000551795
COL ID H6QK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Asclepias subverticillata Asclepias verticillata var. subverticillata