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Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MI: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 7 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Camp Nelson National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
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Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Larned National Historic Site
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
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 6:04:23 AM

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