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June 2025

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Asclepias rubra L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 217 (1753)  

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-0000551725.

Synonyms of Asclepias rubra L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Asclepias acuminata Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 182 (1813) wfo-0000551069
Asclepias cordata Walter Fl. Carol. : 105 (1788) wfo-0000551222
Asclepias lancifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 77 (1821) wfo-0000551445
Asclepias laurifolia Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 117 (1803) wfo-0000551457
Asclepias periplocifolia Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 167 (1818) wfo-0000551636
Asclepias polystachya Walter Fl. Carol. : 107 (1788) wfo-0000551651
Asclepias rubra var. laurifolia (Michx.) R.M.Harper Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 339 (1903) wfo-0000551728