Asclepias curassavica L.

Asclepias Curassjfirica, L., Sp. PL, 215.
Asuncion (47). November.
A beautiful species, reminding one of our A. tuberosa, which it
much resembles in the color of its flowers. Common in copses
around Asuncion. Flowers in small utnbels, petals red and the
hoods and gynostegium bright orange. It flowers ¿early the whole
season from November to April. Fruit a follicle much like that of
A. incarnala.
PLANTS OF SOUTH AMERICA
Collected by Thos. Morong, 1888-1890.
«	Central Paraguay.
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