Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L.

PLANTS OF SAN LUIS POTOSI
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BY ROGERS MCVAUGH AND R. L. WILBUR
Aselepias curassivica L*
dupl. det. Woodson, 1952
Mountains about 10 miles northeast of Ciudad del Maíz (17 miles
by road); oak forests, on steep rugged limestone slopes, elevation
.1400 - 1600 m.
Abundant in disturbed ground*
Corolla orange-red; corona orange;
column cream, tinged orange; leaves
pale beneath*
ROGERS MCVAUGH, NO.104*75 M&y 8, 1949
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