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Large-flower Milkweed (Asclepias connivens)

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  • Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • State: AL, FL, GA, MS, SC
  • Nature Serve ID: 143477
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Large-flower Milkweed (Asclepias connivens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Large-flower Milkweed can be found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina

Which CPC Partners conserve Large-flower Milkweed (Asclepias connivens)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley
  • 05/11/2023
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Bok Tower Gardens holds 1 accessions of Asclepias connivens totalling approximately 15 seeds.

Nature Serve Biotics
  • 05/02/2017

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Nomenclature
Taxon Asclepias connivens
Authority Baldw. ex Ell.
Family Apocynaceae
CPC Number 8039
ITIS 30255
USDA ASCO19
Duration Perennial
Common Names largeflower milkweed
Associated Scientific Names Asclepias connivens
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Alabama SNR
Florida SNR
Georgia S3?
Mississippi SH
South Carolina S1
Ecological Relationships

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