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Scientific Name
Asclepias speciosa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
SHOWY MILKWEED
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
SpeciesAsclepias speciosa
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
PRESENCE = 1 - Species naturally exist in park.;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
ORIGIN = 2 - Native to park.;
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
No census data exists.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
12/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional fields from the data source include the following: DOCUMENTATION = 2 - Voucher specimen, no scientific study.; DOCUMENTATION DATE = 1989.; SPECIAL STATUS = 7 - Not listed.; DISTRIBUTION = 3 - No information on the species' distribution in the park is available.; RESIDENT STATUS = 6 - Resident status in park unknown.; ; DATABASE = 3 - Information not computerized, but maintained in an organized, systematic manual fashion.;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from THRO data sets 'Throfa~1.xls' and 'Throfl~3.xls' by the I&M Office.
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