Asclepias nyctaginifolia A. Gray
Mojave milkweed
[An article has not been written yet.]
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 10 × 8″ (26 × 20 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 11 × 8″ (27 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Gentianales | Gentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others |
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | Includes some herbs, twining shrubs, lianas, leafless stem succulents, rarely trees |
| Genus | Asclepias | For Asklepios, the Greek god of healing |
| Species | nyctaginifolia |
Asclepias nyctaginifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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