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Asclepias incarnata
SWAMP MILKWEED
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Asclepias incarnata L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		SWAMP MILKWEED
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Apocynaceae, Genus Asclepias, Species Asclepias incarnata


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNR; MD: SNR; VA: S5; WV: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Suitland Parkway	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/10/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 12:54:47 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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