Asclepias curassavica was created in 1753.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Asclepias curassavica.
Cordia curassavica was created in 1819.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Asclepias curassavica.
Asclepias fruticosa was created in 1753.
Asclepias welshii was created in 1979.
Asclepias tuberosa was created in 1753.
The asclepias tuberose is a handsome butterfly which feeds on the tuberose.
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias curassavica, also called blood flower, tropical milkweed or Mexican milkweed has been used to get rid of intestinal worms. The roots of the planthave been used to stop pain, get rid of fleas, and are antimicrobial, antifungal and antibacterial. Studies are being done now to see if the plant has a use in getting rid of cancer.
There's no one color standard for milkweed [Asclepiasspp]. Specifically, the stems tend to be green. But then exceptions include the white stemmed wax [Asclepias albicans] and the woolly stemmed California [Asclepias californica] milkweeds.The flowers tend to be vivid. For example, there's the orange blooming of the butterfly weed [Asclepias tuberosa]. There's the pink blossoming of rose or swamp milkweed [Asclepias incarnata]. There's the purple flowering of the heart leaf milkweed [Asclepias cordifolia].But there are exceptions. There's the light greenish yellowish flowering of antelope horn milkweed [Asclepias asperula]. There's also the creamy white blooming of the rush [Asclepias subulata] and whorled or horsetail [Asclepias verticillata] milkweeds.
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots/Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Asclepiadoideae Genus: Asclepias Species: Asclepias Syriaca
Asclepias syriaca