Category
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Asclepias
Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. Most species are toxic to humans and many other species, primarily due to the presence of cardenolides. However, as with many such plants, some species feed upon milkweed leaves or the nectar from their flowers. A noteworthy feeder on milkweeds is the monarch butterfly, which uses and requires certain milkweeds as host plants for its larvae.
Asclepias curassavica
species of plant
Asclepias syriaca
species of plant
Asclepias tuberosa
species of flowering plant
Asclepias incarnata
species of plant
Asclepias speciosa
species of plant
Asclepias verticillata
species of plant
Asclepias eriocarpa
species of plant
Asclepias cordifolia
species of plant
Asclepias purpurascens
species of plant
Asclepias asperula
species of plant
Asclepias californica
species of plant
Asclepias erosa
species of plant
Asclepias fascicularis
species of plant
Asclepias amplexicaulis
species of plant
Asclepias subverticillata
species of plant
Asclepias linaria
species of plant
Asclepias subulata
species of plant
Asclepias cryptoceras
species of plant
Asclepias albicans
species of plant
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
species of plant
Asclepias humistrata
species of plant
Asclepias viridiflora
species of plant
Asclepias meadii
species of plant
Asclepias curtissii
species of plant
Asclepias exaltata
species of plant
Asclepias lanceolata
species of plant
Asclepias uncialis
species of plant
Asclepias solanoana
species of plant
Asclepias nivea
species of plant
Asclepias longifolia
species of plant
Asclepias sullivantii
species of plant
Asclepias variegata
species of plant
Asclepias viridis
species of plant
Asclepias welshii
species of plant
Asclepias perennis
species of plant
Asclepias lanuginosa
species of plant
Asclepias latifolia
species of plant
Asclepias oenotheroides
species of plant
Asclepias stenophylla
species of plant
Asclepias vestita
species of plant
Asclepias quadrifolia
species of plant
Asclepias cinerea
species of plant
Asclepias texana
species of plant
Asclepias michauxii
species of plant
Asclepias pedicellata
species of plant
Asclepias involucrata
species of plant
Asclepias sperryi
species of plant
Asclepias prostrata
species of plant
Asclepias obovata
species of plant
Asclepias connivens
species of plant
Asclepias hirtella
species of plant
Asclepias viridula
species of plant
Asclepias tomentosa
species of plant
Asclepias feayi
species of plant
Asclepias angustifolia
species of plant
Asclepias macropus
species of plant