- Asclepias subulata
Taxobox
name = "Asclepias subulata"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Gentianales
familia =Apocynaceae
subfamilia =Asclepiadoideae
genus = "Asclepias "
species = "A. subulata"
binomial = "Asclepias subulata"
binomial_authority =Dcne. "Asclepias subulata" is a species of milkweed known commonly as the rush milkweed or ajamete. This is an erect perennial herb which loses its leaves early in the season and stands as a cluster of naked stalks. Atop the stems are
inflorescence s of distinctive flowers. Each cream-white flower has a reflexed corolla that reveals the inner parts, a network of five shiny columns, each topped with a tiny hook. The fruit is a pouchlike follicle that contains many flat, oval seeds with long, silky hairlike plumes. This milkweed is native to the desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?583,586,600 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASSU USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Asclepias+subulata Photo gallery]
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