Asclepias viridis Walter

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias viridis Walter

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 57084, 26 May 2010

  • Location

    United States of America. Texas. Tarrant Co. Fort Worth. along Long Ave. at Brasewell Drive, 1/4 km W of I-35W, 6 km NNE of center of Fort Worth.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3536158

    Occurrence ID: 06cf2990-4660-4b67-a5bf-73b25ddf8a1b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias viridis Walter

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Texas

  • County/Municipio

    Tarrant Co.

  • City/Township

    Fort Worth

  • Locality

    along Long Ave. at Brasewell Drive, 1/4 km W of I-35W, 6 km NNE of center of Fort Worth

  • Elevation

    Alt. 190 m. (623 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    32.8061, -97.3192

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias viridis Walter
det. M. Nee, 2010
TEXAS, Tarrant Co., along Long Ave. at Braswell Drive,
% km W of 1-35 W, 6 km NNE of center of Fort Worth.
32°48’22”N, 97°19’09”W. alt. 190 m.
Weedy, gravelly, unshaded area around commercial
buildings, with Monarda citriodora, Pyrrhopappus
multicaulis, Ratibida columnifera, Gaillardia pulchella,
Solanum elaeagnifolium.
In grassy area. Copious sticky, milky sap. Corolla yellow-
green; “horns” light purple and white.
Coll.: M. Nee 57084
26 May 2010
03536158