COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
7936
catalog_number
7936
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.7936_1200.Asc_mea2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.7936_1200.Asc_mea2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7936
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7936
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 meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
scientific_name
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asclepiadaceae
family
Asclepiadaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Asclepias
genus
Asclepias
Genus
false
Species:
meadii
specific_epithet
meadii
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Torr. ex A. Gray
scientific_name_author
Torr. ex A. Gray
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Anderson
county
Anderson
County
false
Locality:
Welda, 1 mi N, 1.5 mi E. Welda Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Mesic, upland, tallgrass prairie along upper reaches of Bradshaw Creek.
locality
Welda, 1 mi N, 1.5 mi E. Welda Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Mesic, upland, tallgrass prairie along upper reaches of Bradshaw Creek.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
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:
06-01-1997
date_collected
06-01-1997
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:
Named for Dr. Samuel Barnum Mead, who first discovered this plant in Illinois in 1843
species_name_meaning
Named for Dr. Samuel Barnum Mead, who first discovered this plant in Illinois in 1843
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Mead's milkweed
common_names
Mead's milkweed
Common Names
false
Description:
Notes: Endangered species in Kansas and other states due to the loss of tallgrass prairie habitat
description
Notes: Endangered species in Kansas and other states due to the loss of tallgrass prairie habitat
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Difficult to grow.
description
Cultivation: Difficult to grow.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: ENDANGERED--protected by federal law. Do not transplant from the wild.
description
Propagation: ENDANGERED--protected by federal law. Do not transplant from the wild.
Description
false
Color:
Green
color
Green
Color
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 2-5 dm
description
Height: 2-5 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are greenish-cream tinged with purple and bloom from May to June.
description
Species description: Flowers are greenish-cream tinged with purple and bloom from May to June.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Slender, erect perennial herb with a usually solitary stem arising from an unbranched, slightly thickened base. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and mostly smooth."
description
"Species description: Slender, erect perennial herb with a usually solitary stem arising from an unbranched, slightly thickened base. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and mostly smooth."
Description
false
Description:
"Similar species: This species is distinguished from other milkweeds by its smooth, tapered leaves and its single, nodding inflorescence located at the end of the stem."
description
"Similar species: This species is distinguished from other milkweeds by its smooth, tapered leaves and its single, nodding inflorescence located at the end of the stem."
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies.
description
Habitat: Prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern fifth of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern fifth of the state.
Description
false