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Asclepias variegata
White Milkweed
Morristown National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Asclepias variegata L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		White Milkweed
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Prince William Forest Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	6/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 12:37:05 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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