Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex A.Gray

Prairie milkweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.975-1.05m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.98 - 1.05
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist lowland areas, in rich ground and on prairies. Low prairies, alluvial meadows, and bottom-lands, spreading to roadsides.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses fiber oil
Edible flowers leaves pods seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
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°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Asclepias sullivantii leaf picture by Christina P (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias sullivantii leaf picture by Catalin Gruia (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias sullivantii leaf picture by Gordon Gordon (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Asclepias sullivantii flower picture by Justin Wood (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias sullivantii flower picture by Tiby (cc-by-sa)
Asclepias sullivantii flower picture by Christina P (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Asclepias sullivantii fruit picture by Deborah Bochenski (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asclepias sullivantii world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94678-1
WFO ID wfo-0000551798
COL ID H6QN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asclepias sullivantii