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Scientific Name
Asclepias speciosa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Park
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (BEOL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Genus | Asclepias |
| Species | Asclepias speciosa |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Fagan Johnson
Created Date
1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tfolts@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/13/2018 10:20:31 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Most abundant milkweed throughout Colorado. Collected from dry prairie slope at BEOL., Park Species Data Source: Colorado Flora (Eastern Slope) by Willaim A Weber - 1990, BEOL records.
Observed during SOPN monitoring in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018
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