- Asclepias speciosa
Taxobox
name = "Asclepias speciosa"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Gentianales
familia =Apocynaceae
subfamilia =Asclepiadoideae
genus = "Asclepias "
species = "A. speciosa"
binomial = "Asclepias speciosa"
binomial_authority = Torr."Asclepias speciosa" is a species of milkweed known commonly as the showy milkweed. It is native to the western half of North America. This flowering plant is a hairy, erect perennial. The large, pointed, bananalike leaves are arranged opposite on the stalklike stem. The eye-catching furry pale pink to pinkish-purple flowers are arranged in thick
umbel s. Their corollas are reflexed and the central flower parts, five hoods with prominent hooks, are star-shaped. The fruit is a large, rough follicle filled with many flat oval seeds with luxuriant silky plumes. Many Native American peoples utilized all parts of this plant for a great number of medicinal uses and ate some parts as a food.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?583,586,599 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASSP USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Asclepias+speciosa Ethnobotany]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Asclepias+speciosa Photo gallery]
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