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amplexicaulis

Taxon

Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.

Protologue Nat. Hist. Lepidopt. Georgia 1: 13 (-14; t. 7). 1797BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (21).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (21).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (19).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (19).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (26).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (26).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (25).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (25).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (22).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (22).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (27).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (27).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (20).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (20).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (15).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (15).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (23).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (23).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (14).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (14).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (17).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (17).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (18).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (18).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (16).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (16).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (24).JPG

Asclepias amplexicaulis, Mori, S 27461, USA, North Carolona, Hall Rd, 1.1 mile W of junction with Moores Springs Rd., 26 May 2010 (24).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 35 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Mori S. 27461

May 26, 2010

Location

United States, North Carolina, Stokes (Westfield)

36.411917, -80.27625

Location Remarks

Hanging Rock State Park

Collectors

Scott Mori

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Asclepias

Specific Epithet

amplexicaulis

Authorship

Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#312,553 of 335,497

Top 94%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →