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Asclepias

The genus Asclepias is in the family Apocynaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Asclepias

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Asclepias aceratoides M.A.Curtis Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias acida Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias acornuta Kellogg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias adscendens (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias × aequicornu E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias affinis (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ageratoides M.A.Curtis Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias alatas Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias alba Cav. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias albens (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias albicans S.Watson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias alexifarmacas Rojas Acosta Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias alpestris (K.Schum.) Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias amabilis N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ameliae S.Moore Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias angadensis S.Moore Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias angulosa Regel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias angustata (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias angustifolia Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias anisophylla Conrath & Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias annularia Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias aphylla Forssk. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias aphylla Thunb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias apocynifolia Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias appendiculata (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias arenaria Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias argentata Noronha Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias asperula (Decne.) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias atroviolacea Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias aurea (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias auriculata Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias axillaris Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias barbata Linnaeus ex Jackson Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias barjoniifolia E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias bartlettiana Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias baumii Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias bicuspis N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias bifida W.H.Blackw. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias boliviensis E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias bracteolata E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias breviantherae Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias brevicuspis (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias brevipes (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias × bridgesii E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias buchwaldii (Schltr. & K.Schum.) De Wild. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias burchellii Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias californica Greene Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias campestris Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias candida Vell. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias canina Noronha Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias chapalensis Brandegee Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias chloroglossa Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cinerea Walter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias circinalis (Decne.) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cirrosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias clusiifolia Horsf. ex Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias coccinea N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias compressidens (N.E.Br.) Nicholas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias concinna (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias concolor (Decne.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias confusa (Scott-Elliot) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias connivens Baldwin ex Elliot Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias consanguinea Kunze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias constricta M.E.Jones Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias contorta Forssk. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias contrayerba Sessé & Moc. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias convolvulacea B.Heyne ex Decne. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias conzattii Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cordata Burm.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cordata Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cordifolia (Benth.) Jeps. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias coulteri A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias crassicoronata Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias crassinervis N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias crispa P.J.Bergius Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias crocea Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cryptoceras S.Watson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias cucullata (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias cultriformis Harv. ex Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cuneifolia Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias curassavica L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias curassavica x nivea Urb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias curtissii A.Gray Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias curvipes A.Nelson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias cutea Raf. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias cutleri Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias dealbata (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias debilis Michx. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias demissa Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias densa Jacq. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias densiflora N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias dependens (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias dichotoma Rottler Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias dilatata Linnaeus ex Jackson Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias dinteri Engl. & Krause Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias dioscoridis Fraas Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias disparilis N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias dissona N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias edentata Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias elegans Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias elegantula Fishbein Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias eminens (Harv.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias emoryi (Greene) Vail ex Small Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias engelmanniana Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias erosa Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias euphorbiifolia Engelm. ex A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias eustegioides (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias exaltata L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias exilis M.E.Jones Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias expansa (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias fallax (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias fascicularis Decne. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias feayi Chapm. ex A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ferruginea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias filiformis L.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias fimbriata Weim. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias flanaganii Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias flexuosa (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias floridana Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias foliosa (K.Schum.) Hiern Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias forskalii Roem. & Schult. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias forskohei Schult. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias fournieri Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias friesii Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias fulva N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias fusca Lour. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias fuscata Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias galeottii E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias geminiflora (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gentryi Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gerrardii (Harv.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gigantiflora (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias glabra Forssk. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gladewitzii Farw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias glaucescens Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gomphocarpoides (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias gordon-grayae Nicholas Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias graminea Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias graminifolia (Wild) Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias grandiflora L.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias grandirandii Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias grantii (Oliv.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias greeniana Nutt. ex W.Baxter & Wooster Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias hallii A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias harveyana Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias humilis (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias humistrata Walter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias humistriata J.J.A. Van der Walt Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias hypoleuca (A.Gray) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias inaequalis Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias incarnata L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias incarnata Walter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias inflexa S.Moore Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias insignis (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias jamesii Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias javanica Burm. ex Decne. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias jorgeana Fishbein & S.P.Lynch Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias kamerunensis Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias klaprothiana Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias kotolo Eastw. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias labriformis M.E.Jones Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias lanceolata Walter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias langsdorffii E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias latifolia (Torr.) Raf. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias laxiflora Perr. ex Colla Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias laxiflora (Benth.) Decne. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ledofolia Torr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias lemmonii A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias leptopus I.M.Johnst. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias linaria Cav. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias linearifolia Pav. ex Decne. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias linearis Scheele Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias lineolatus S. Moore Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias linifolia Lag. ex Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias lonchophylla Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias longicornis Kellogg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias longifolia Michx. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias longipedunculata Brandegee Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias longirostra Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias longissima (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias lutea Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias lynchiana Fishbein Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias mackenii (Harv.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macra Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macrantha Hochst. ex Oliv. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macrochila Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macropetala (Schltr. & K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macropus (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macrotis Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macroura A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias macvaughii Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias maritima Pall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias masonii Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias mazatlanensis Sessé & Moc. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias media Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias melantha Decne. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias mellodora A.St.-Hil. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias meyeriana (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias michauxii Decne. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias minor (S.Moore) Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias minutiflora (Goyder) Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias mirifica Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias monantha Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias monticola N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias moorei De Wild. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias mtorwiensis Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias muhindensis N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias multicaulis Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias multicaulis (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nana Verd. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias navicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias neglecta Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nitida Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nivea L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias notha W.D.Stevens Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nuda Thonn. & Schumach. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nummularia Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nummularioides W.D.Stevens Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nutans Muhl. ex Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nuttii N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias nyctaginifolia A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias obovata Elliott Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias obtusata Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias obtusifolia Michx. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias occidentallis Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ochroleuca (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias odorata (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias odoratissima Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias oenotheroides Schltdl. & Cham. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias orbicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias oreophila Nicholas ex Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias otarioides E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ovata M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pachyclada (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pachyglossa (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pachystephana (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias palustris (K.Schum.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias patens N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pauciflora (Klotzsch) E.A.Bruce Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pedicellata Walter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pellucida E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias perennis Walter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias petherickiana (Oliv.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias phillipsiae N.E. Br. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias pilgeriana Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias plicata B.Heyne ex Schult. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias praemorsa Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pratensis Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias princeps Bartl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pringlei (Greenm.) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias procumbens Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias prolifera Rottler ex Ainslie Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias prostrata W.H.Blackw. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pseudoamabilis Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pseudocrispa Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pseudofimbriata (Goyder) Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pseudorubricaulis Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pseudosarsa Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias puberula A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pumila (A.Gray) Vail Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias purpurascens L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias pygmaea N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias quinquedentata A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias quinqueflora Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rafaelensis Brandegee Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias randii S.Moore Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rara N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ratiata S. Moore Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias rectinervis (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias reflectens (E.Mey.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias reflexa (Britten & Rendle) Britten & Rendle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias repanda Forssk. ex Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias repanda Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rhacodes (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rigidus Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias rosea Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rothrockii Greene Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rubra L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rubricaulis Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias rusbyi (Vail) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias salicifolia Lodd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias scabridifolia Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias scandens Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias scandens Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias scaposa Vail Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias schaffneri A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias scheryi Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias schlechteri (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias schumanniana Hiern Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias shabaensis (Goyder) Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias similis Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias simpsonii Chapm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias singularis Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias solanoana Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias solstitialis A.Chev. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias speciosa Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias spectabile N.E. Br. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias sperryi Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias sphacelata (K.Schum.) N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias spinosa Vell. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias standleyi Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias stathmostelmoides Goyder Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias stellifera Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias stenophylla A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias stockenstromense Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias stockenstromensis (Scott-Elliot) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias subaphylla Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias suberosa Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias subulata Forssk. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias subulata Decne. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias subverticillata (A.Gray) Vail Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias subviridis S.Moore Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias suffrutex Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias sulphurea Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias syriaca L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tanganyikensis E.A.Bruce Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tapalpana M.E.Jones Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tenuifolia Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tenuis Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tenuissima Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tetrapetala Dennst. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias texana A.Heller Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tinctoria Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tingens Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tomentosa Elliott Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tricorniculata Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias truncata Willd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tuberosa L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias tunicata Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias tysoniana Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias ulophylla Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias uncialis Greene Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias uvirensis S.Moore Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias valida (Schltr.) Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias variegata L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias velutina (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias verdickii (De Wild.) De Wild. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias verticillata L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Asclepias vexillare Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Asclepias vexillata Schltr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias vicaria N.E.Br. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias villosa Mill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias vinosa (E.Fourn.) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias viridis Walter Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias viridula Chapm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias virletii E.Fourn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias volubilis Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias vomitoria K.D.Koenig ex Hook.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias woodii (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias woodsoniana Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias xysmalobioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias zanthodacryon (L.B.Sm.) Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Asclepias zeylanica Burm. ex Decne. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 731 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Asclepias. Of these 215 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 122 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Asclepias. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 731 species names for the genus Asclepias recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 215 29.4%
◕ Synonym 338 46.2%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 178 24.4%

All names

The status of the 853 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Asclepias recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 223 26.1%
◕ Synonym 452 53.0%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 178 20.9%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 731 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Asclepias, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 6 0 0 6 0.8%
Medium confidence 214 316 0 0 530 72.5%
Low confidence 1 16 0 178 195 26.7%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Asclepias is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 48 0 18 0 66 9.0%
WCSP 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.8%
WCSP (in review) 215 284 0 160 0 659 90.2%