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Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Mexican whorled milkweed
Symbol: ASFA
Group: Dicot
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
ASFA Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
 

ASME11

Asclepias mexicana auct. non Cav.
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State Distributional Map for ASFA
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Plant Distribution by State

Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.

ASFA

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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.

View 22 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 75 species in Asclepias

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Classification:
Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Gentianales –
                         Family Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
                            Genus Asclepias L. – milkweed
                               Species Asclepias fascicularis Dcne. – Mexican whorled milkweed

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Invasive Information:
Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
        Mexican whorled milkweed
        narrowleaf milkweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NI FAC- FAC- FAC NO NO NO

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30267.

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