Species

Asclepias speciosa (Showy milkweed)

Asclepias speciosa. Photo: (c) stormcatcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Asclepias speciosa is a milky-sapped perennial plant in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), known commonly as the showy milkweed.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Gentianales (Gentians, dogbanes, madders, and allies)
        Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
        Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae (Milkweeds)
        Tribe: Asclepiadeae
        Subtribe: Asclepiadinae
        Genus: Asclepias (Milkweeds)
        Species: Asclepias speciosa (Showy milkweed)

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