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Asclepias connivens Baldwin
Largeflower milkweed

Asclepias connivens
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
in habitat, Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, 2012.

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Rediscovered June 06, 2012 at Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area in Charlotte County by Jake Heaton.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Asclepias connivens available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Asclepias connivens has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native

Asclepias connivens has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Asclepias connivens has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Mesic Flatwoods
Pine Rockland

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Asclepias connivens
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
in habitat, Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, 2012.
Asclepias connivens
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Asclepias connivens
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
in habitat, Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, 2012.
Asclepias connivens
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
in habitat, Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, 2012.