Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Asclepias viridis Walt.
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Catalog Number:
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4558
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.4558_1200.Asc_vir2.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4558
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Asclepias viridis Walt.
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Family:
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Asclepiadaceae
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Genus:
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Asclepias
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Species:
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viridis
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Scientific Name Author:
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Walt.
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Butler
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Locality:
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Cassoday, 6 mi E. Flint Hills Prairie Preserve; N tract. S-facing slope.
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Physiographic Province:
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Flint Hills
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Associated Plant Community:
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Tallgrass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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6/8/1993
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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Named for Asklepios, Greek god of medicine
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Species Name Meaning:
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green
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Common Names:
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Spider milkweed
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Common Names:
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Green antelopehorn
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 1.5-6.5 dm
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Description:
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Species description: Flowers are pale green and bloom from May to July.
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Description:
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"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. "
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Description:
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Habitat: Sandy or rocky prairies.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Eastern three-fifths of the state.
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Description:
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Notes: Green seed pods look like antelope horns.
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Description:
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Warnings: POISONOUS to livestock.
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Color:
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Greenish white
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Color:
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Reddish purple
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