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Asclepias verticillata
eastern whorled milkweed, whorled milkweed
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Badlands National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fort Larned National Historic Site
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Natchez Trace Parkway	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pipestone National Monument
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	2/2/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 1:35:14 PM

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