Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.

Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Clasping Milkweed

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Apocynaceae

Genus: Asclepias

Species: Asclepias amplexicaulis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Threatened
RI - Concern
VT - State Threatened
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Asclepias amplexicaulis

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Associated Species	Type of Associate	Reference
Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Moth)	Predator (larvae)	See photo