Asclepias syriaca L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias syriaca L. det D. E. Atha, 2008

    Asclepias

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    West Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Tucker Co.

  • Locality

    Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1144 m. (3753 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    39.0917, -79.4498

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias syriaca L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. West Virginia: Tucker Co.
Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and
Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13.
39.09174N, 79.44976W, ca 1144 m (Coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 50 m).
Herb from thick root; sap white, sticky; flowers purple,
fragrant.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6644	11 Aug 2008
NYdb
01087162