Browse => Angiosperms: Dicotyledons => Asclepiadaceae => Asclepias

The species are presented in order by family and within families by genus. Pteridophytes, the ferns and fern allies, are first, followed by the flowering plants, dicots first and then monocots.

Scientific Name: Common Name:
Asclepias amplexicaulisBlunt-leaved milkweed
Asclepias tuberosaButterfly weed
Asclepias syriacaCommon milkweed
Asclepias viridifloraGreen milkweed
Asclepias viridifloraGreen-flowered milkweed
Asclepias ovalifoliaOval milkweed
Asclepias ovalifoliaOval-leaved milkweed
Asclepias tuberosaPleurisy-root
Asclepias sullivantiiPrairie milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulisSand milkweed
Asclepias sullivantiiSullivant’s milkweed
Asclepias incarnataSwamp milkweed
Asclepias hirtellaTall green milkweed
Asclepias verticillataWhorled milkweed