Asclepias viridis Walter
Green milkweed
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
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 | viridis | Green |
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Asclepiodora viridis (Walter) A. Gray
Asclepias viridis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Nation, Virginia 

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Nation, Virginia 

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Nation, Virginia 

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Nation, Virginia 
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