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Asclepias tuberosa L.
Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Widespread in North America, including northeastern Mexico.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Asclepias tuberosa available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Asclepias tuberosa has been found in the following 45 conservation areas :
A.D. Doug Barnes Park	Present	Native
Arch Creek Park	Present	Native
Babcock Ranch Preserve	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Bill Sadowski Park	Present	Native
Black Creek Forest	Present	Native
Boystown Pineland	Present	Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer	Present	Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer Addition	Present	Native
Coral Pines Park	Present	Native
Coral Reef Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
County Line Scrub, Miami-Dade County	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Delray Beach, Lake Ida parcel	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fern Forest Nature Center	Present	Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Gold Coast Railroad Museum	Present	Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area	Present	Native
Ingram Pineland	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area	Reported
Koreshan State Historic Site	Present	Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park	Present	Native
Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center	Present	Native
Ludlam Pineland	Present	Native
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands	Present	Native
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve	Present	Native
Ned Glenn Nature Preserve	Present	Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition	Present	Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve	Present	Native
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area	Present	Native
Pine Shore Preserve	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Rockdale Pineland	Present	Native
Ron Ehmann Park	Present	Native
Seminole Wayside Park	Present	Native
Tamiami Pineland Complex Addition	Present	Native
Tradewinds Park & Stables	Present	Native
Trinity Pineland	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native
Zoo Miami	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Asclepias tuberosa has been found in the following 7 counties :
Broward County		Native
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Hendry County		Native
Lee County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Palm Beach County		Native