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June 2025

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Asclepias erosa Torr.

This species name was first published in Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 162 (1858)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000551304.

Synonyms of Asclepias erosa Torr.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asclepias demissa Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 231 (1912) wfo-0000551267
Asclepias erosa var. obtusa (A.Gray) A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 94 (1878) wfo-0000551305
Asclepias leucophylla Engelm. Amer. Naturalist 9: 348 (1875) wfo-0000551466
Asclepias leucophylla var. obtusa A.Gray Bot. California 1: 620 (1876) wfo-0000551467
Asclepias obtusata Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 232 (1912) wfo-0000551587
Asclepias rothrockii Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 232 (1912) wfo-0000551720