Family Asclepiadaceae (Milkweeds)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: PlantaeDivision: Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: Gentianales Phenology

Asclepiadaceae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Asclepias amplexicaulisBlunt-leaved milkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Asclepias exaltataPoke Milkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Asclepias quadrifoliaFour-leaved milkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Asclepias speciesMilkweed species(NA) HerePhenology
Asclepias tuberosabutterfly-weed(NA) HerePhenology
Asclepias variegatawhite Milkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Asclepias verticillataWhorled Milkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Cynanchum laeveHoneyvine(NA) HerePhenology
Matelea gonocarposClimbing milkweed(NA) HerePhenology
Matelea obliquaClimbing milkvine(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.



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