COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
4558
catalog_number
4558
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.4558_1200.Asc_vir2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.4558_1200.Asc_vir2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4558
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4558
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Asclepias viridis Walt.
scientific_name
Asclepias viridis Walt.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asclepiadaceae
family
Asclepiadaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Asclepias
genus
Asclepias
Genus
false
Species:
viridis
specific_epithet
viridis
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Walt.
scientific_name_author
Walt.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Butler
county
Butler
County
false
Locality:
Cassoday, 6 mi E. Flint Hills Prairie Preserve; N tract. S-facing slope.
locality
Cassoday, 6 mi E. Flint Hills Prairie Preserve; N tract. S-facing slope.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Flint Hills
physiographic_province
Flint Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
6/8/1993
date_collected
6/8/1993
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Named for Asklepios, Greek god of medicine
genus_name_meaning
Named for Asklepios, Greek god of medicine
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
green
species_name_meaning
green
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Spider milkweed
common_names
Spider milkweed
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Green antelopehorn
common_names
Green antelopehorn
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1.5-6.5 dm
description
Height: 1.5-6.5 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are pale green and bloom from May to July.
description
Species description: Flowers are pale green and bloom from May to July.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Perennial herb with solitary or paired stems that are sparingly branched. The fleshy leaves are alternate, simple, lance-shaped to egg-shaped and generally smooth. "
description
"Species description: Perennial herb with solitary or paired stems that are sparingly branched. The fleshy leaves are alternate, simple, lance-shaped to egg-shaped and generally smooth. "
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Sandy or rocky prairies.
description
Habitat: Sandy or rocky prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern three-fifths of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern three-fifths of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Green seed pods look like antelope horns.
description
Notes: Green seed pods look like antelope horns.
Description
false
Description:
Warnings: POISONOUS to livestock.
description
Warnings: POISONOUS to livestock.
Description
false
Color:
Greenish white
color
Greenish white
Color
false
Color:
Reddish purple
color
Reddish purple
Color
false