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Popular common name:
Whorled milkweed
Botanical Nomenclature:
Asclepias verticillata
southeastern Arizona. Twenty extant occurrences within USDA Forest Service (USFS) Region 2 include one from the
Unique Attributes of
Asclepias verticillata
1 Flower Color
White, Cream, Green
2 Plant Height
1-2 feet
3 USDA Zones
3b-11a
4 Bloom Timing
March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
5 Light Preference
Full Sun, Part Sun
6 Soil Moisture
Low, Medium
7 Soil Substraite
Adaptable
8 Ecoregion I/II
9 Soil Moisture
Low, Medium
10 Difficulty Rank
🟡 Moderate
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