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Asclepias L.
Milkweed Silkweed
?Anantherix Nutt.
Asclepias, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
 Asclepias (Asclepiadaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Danaus chrysippus, D. chrysippus, D. eresimus montezuma, D. gilippus thersippus, D. plexippus, Euchaetes egle, Euploea alcathoe, E. core, Tirumala limniace, T. limniace limniace


[sp-1.jpg] 1000x1500 (~252Kb) USA: On side of road 155 (35°44'13N 118°36'39W), Kern Co., CA, 30.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-1x.jpg] 1000x1399 (~154Kb) USA: On side of road 155 (35°44'13N 118°36'39W), Kern Co., CA, 30.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-2.jpg] 900x1314 (~160Kb) USA: On Goffs Rd (~1mil E of 34°52'N 115°09W), Fenner Valley, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., CA, 31.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
[sp-2x.jpg] 1000x1431 (~150Kb) USA: On Goffs Rd (~1mil E of 34°52'N 115°09W), Fenner Valley, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., CA, 31.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-2y.jpg] 900x600 (~41Kb) USA: On Goffs Rd (~1mil E of 34°52'N 115°09W), Fenner Valley, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., CA, 31.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-3a.jpg] 1000x1313 (~157Kb) USA: On roadside of the Meteor Crater Rd, Coconico Co., Arizona, 11.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
[sp-3b.jpg] 1000x1500 (~159Kb) USA: On roadside of the Meteor Crater Rd, Coconico Co., Arizona, 11.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.


Asclepias fascicularis Dcne.
Mexican Milkweed Narrow-leaved Milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis ; [FPN, 263]

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Showy Milkweed Greek Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa ; [FPN, 363]; [GMBOT, 665]
[speciosa-1.jpg] 500x792 (~119Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 8.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [speciosa-1x.jpg] 1000x680 (~91Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 8.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus


Asclepias cryptoceras Wats.
Pallid Milkweed Humboldt Milkweed
Asclepias cryptoceras ; [FPN, 363]

 
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterfly-weed Pleurisy-root
Asclepias decumbens L.; (incl.)
Asclepias tuberosa ; [GMBOT, 664]

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias lanceolata Walt.
Asclepias paupercula Michx.
?Asclepias lanceolatum;
Asclepias lanceolata ; [GMBOT, 664]
Asclepias rubra L.
Asclepias rubra ; [GMBOT, 664]

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias purpurascens L.
Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens ; [GMBOT, 664]

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias incarnata L.
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
 Asclepias incarnata ; [GMBOT, 664]

Foodplant for Danaus gilippus, D. plexippus

A. i. var. pulchra (Ehrh.) Pers.
Asclepias pulchra Ehrh.
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra ; [GMBOT, 665]
Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed Silkweed
Asclepias cornuti Dcne.
Asclepias syriaca ; [GMBOT, 665]

Foodplant for Danaus chrysippus, D. plexippus, Euploea core

Asclepias sullivantii Engelm.
Asclepias sullivanti;
Asclepias Sullivantii ; [GMBOT, 665]

Foodplant as Asclepias sullivanti for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Asclepias obtusifolia Michx.
Asclepias amplexicaulis ; [GMBOT, 665]

Foodplant for Danaus gilippus, D. plexippus

Asclepias meadii Torr.
Asclepias Meadii ; [GMBOT, 665]
Asclepias phytolaccoides Pursh.
Poke Milkweed
?Asclepias exaltata Muhl.
Asclepias phytolaccoides ; [GMBOT, 665]

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias variegata L.
Asclepias variegata ; [GMBOT, 666]
Asclepias ovalifolia Dcne.
Asclepias ovalifolia ; [GMBOT, 666]
Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
Asclepias quadrifolia ; [GMBOT, 666]
Asclepias perennis Walt.
Asclepias perennis ; [GMBOT, 666]
Asclepias verticillata L.
Asclepias verticillata ; [GMBOT, 666]

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias pumila (Gray) Vail.
Asclepias verticillata var. pumila Gray
Asclepias pumila ; [GMBOT, 666]
Asclepias stenophylla Gray
Acerates angustifolia Dcne
Asclepias stenophylla ; [GMBOT, 666]

The ? species-group
Asclepias curassavica

Foodplant for Danaus chrysippus, D. chrysippus, D. chrysippus chrysippus, D. cleophile, D. eresimus, D. eresimus plexaure, D. erippus, D. genutia, D. gilippus, D. gilippus thersippus, D. plexippus, D. plexippus, D. plexippus, D. plexippus megalippe, Euploea core, Lycorea halia atergatis, L. halia halia, Parantica sita

Asclepias cordifolia

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias eriocarpa

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias fruticosa
[fruticosa-1.jpg] 979x734 (~197Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, Venetian Castle, 6.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio [fruticosa-1x.jpg] 1067x827 (~73Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, Venetian Castle, 6.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio [fruticosa-1y.jpg] 1311x986 (~156Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, Venetian Castle, 6.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
[fruticosa-2.jpg] 835x1028 (~141Kb) Greece: Ipiros, path Parga - Anthousa, 7.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Danaus chrysippus, D. chrysippus, D. plexippus, D. plexippus


Asclepias grandiflora

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias humistrata

Foodplant for Danaus gilippus, D. plexippus

Asclepias mexicana

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias nitida

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus

Asclepias nivea

Foodplant for Danaus gilippus?, D. plexippus

Asclepias rotundifolia

Foodplant for Danaus chrysippus, D. chrysippus, D. plexippus, D. plexippus

Asclepias semilunata

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus, D. plexippus

Asclepias tomentosa

Foodplant for Danaus plexippus


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References:
[BONAP]
A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program
[FPN]
Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3
[GMBOT]
Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[GNSP]
Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
[Harri Arkkio]
Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.
[USGS]
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.