Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
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Catalog Number:
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7936
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.7936_1200.Asc_mea2.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7936
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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 meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
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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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meadii
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Scientific Name Author:
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Torr. ex A. Gray
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Anderson
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Locality:
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Welda, 1 mi N, 1.5 mi E. Welda Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Mesic, upland, tallgrass prairie along upper reaches of Bradshaw Creek.
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Physiographic Province:
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Osage Cuestas
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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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06-01-1997
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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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Named for Dr. Samuel Barnum Mead, who first discovered this plant in Illinois in 1843
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Common Names:
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Mead's milkweed
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Description:
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Notes: Endangered species in Kansas and other states due to the loss of tallgrass prairie habitat
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Description:
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Cultivation: Difficult to grow.
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Description:
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Propagation: ENDANGERED--protected by federal law. Do not transplant from the wild.
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Color:
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Green
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 2-5 dm
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Description:
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Species description: Flowers are greenish-cream tinged with purple and bloom from May to June.
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Description:
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"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."
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Description:
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"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."
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Description:
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Habitat: Prairies.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Eastern fifth of the state.
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