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    Asclepias amplexicaulis

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    Asclepias amplexicaulis
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    Kingdom: Plantae
    Clade: Tracheophytes
    Clade: Angiosperms
    Clade: Eudicots
    Clade: Asterids
    Order: Gentianales
    Family: Apocynaceae
    Genus: Asclepias
    Species:
    A. amplexicaulis
    Binomial name
    Asclepias amplexicaulis
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    Asclepias amplexicaulis, the blunt-leaved milkweed, clasping milkweed, or sand milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae).[1][2] It is endemic to the United States, where it is mostly found east of the Great Plains.[3] It grows in dry prairies, savannas, open woods, and fallow fields, usually in sandy soil.[2][4][5]

    Description

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    It grows 1–3 ft (0.30–0.91 m) high and produces flowers in the summer.[4]

    This plant was eaten as food historically. However, it contains a poison dangerous to humans and livestock, so caution must be used if ingesting this plant.[6]

    • In flower at Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois
      In flower at Nachusa Grasslands in Illinois
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    References

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    1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Asclepias amplexicaulis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
    2. ^ a b Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
    3. ^ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
    4. ^ a b "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Connecticut Plants. Connecticut Botanical Society. 2015.
    5. ^ Haddock, Mike (2018). "Blunt-leaf milkweed". Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
    6. ^ "Asclepias amplexicaulis". Illinois Prairie. MuseumLink Illinois, Illinois State Museum Society. 2000.
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