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Sandhill milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
Asclepias humistrata, the sandhill milkweed, is a species of milkweed plant. It is also known as pinewoods milkweed and pink-veined milkplant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to the southeastern United States. It blooms in spring and summer. The flowers are pink lavender and white. It is found in well drained areas such as sandy woodlands, sandy hills, and Florida scrub. Sandhill milkweed likes dry soil and sunny places. It grows from 0.3...
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Description
A. humistrata may grow from 0.3 to 0.9 meters (0.98 to 2.95 ft) tall. The leaves are oppositely arranged, in 5 to 8 pairs. They are ovate in shape and may be 6 to 10 centimeters (approximately 2 to 4 inches) long and 4.5 to 8.5 centimeters (about 1.77 to 3.35 inches) wide. The flowers are pink lavender and white. It blooms in spring and summer.
Range & habitat
This species in endemic to the southeastern region of the United States. Its range extends from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to Louisiana. A. humistrata is found in environment types such as sand dunes, scrub oak sand ridges, pine-palmetto thickets, and longleaf pine-scrub oak ridges. It has also been observed in disturbed areas, such as alongside roads.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128756.