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Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter
balloonplant
Symbol: ASPH2
Group: Dicot
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
ASPH2 Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter
 

GOPH

Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.
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State Distributional Map for ASPH2
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Plant Distribution by State

Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter

ASPH2

Hawaii

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Related Taxa:
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter

View 22 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 75 species in Asclepias

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Classification:
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter

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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 physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter – balloonplant

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Invasive Information:
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter
        balloonplant
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.
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

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Introduced Information:
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184819.

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