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Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Asclepias tuberosa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Butterfly Weed
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Pecos National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	5/5/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 11:52:14 AM

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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