Asclepias tuberosa L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias tuberosa L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. Gleason s.n., 16 Jul 2015

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City. Grounds of the New York Botanical Garden, the Native Plant Garden.

  • Habitat

    Growing in a dry meadow along a path in full sun S of split rock.

  • Description

    Herbaceous. Erect habit, multi stem. Approximately 2ft tall. Flowers a bold orange with a faint red strip centered on back of hood. Flowers borne on flat to rounded inflorescence. Fruit green to purple, pubescent, held upright on curled peduncle Accession #: 1156/2011*B. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    NYBG Accession #: 1156/2011*B

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02549545

    Occurrence ID: 6ebfcd6c-eafa-4243-a5d3-6aff797606d3

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    Grounds of the New York Botanical Garden, the Native Plant Garden

  • Coordinates

    40.8644, -73.8781

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The William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
Plants of the New York Botanical Garden
Botanical name; Aesclepias tuberosa Family; Apocynaceae
Location: The Native Plant Garden on the grounds of the New
York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY
Latitude:40.86444 Longitude: 73.878056
j Growing In dry meadow along path in full sun SE of split rock
¡Accession number: 1156/2011*B
Description: Herbacous. Erect habit, multi stem. Approximately
i2ft tall. Flowers a bold orange with a faint red strip centered on
back of hood. Flowers borne on flat to rounded inflorescence.
Fruit green to purple. Pubescent, held upright on curled
j peduncle.
Collected by: Lindsay Gleason July 16, 2015	I
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