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Asclepias purpurascens
purple milkweed
George Washington Carver National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Asclepias purpurascens L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MO: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gettysburg National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	11/9/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 10:57:26 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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