Asclepias michauxii

Family:APOCYNACEAE
Species:Asclepias michauxii Decne.
Common Name:Michaux's Milkweed
Habitat:Wet savannahs and sandy pine woods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:ASMI12
Plant Notes:Michaux's Milkweed is a native perennial in the Dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It can be found in the lower third of Alabama. Michaux's Milkweed grows in mesic to moist pine savannahs, mixed pine-oak woods, and on marl outcrops. It is a perennial from a cluster of cord-like roots. There is 1-2 reclining to upright stems from each root stock. The stems are 6-12 inches in length. Leaves are opposite to sub-opposite, linear, and glabrous or pubescent on the veins on the underside of the leaf. Flowers are produced in solitary terminal umbels. Flowers are greenish white tinged with rose purple. The fruit is an erect follicle.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAPOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus Asclepias
Species Asclepias michauxii Decne. - Michaux's Milkweed

Citation

Citation Asclepias michauxii Decaisne, Prodr. 8: 569. 1844.
Basionym: **
Type: Lectotype not designated.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Asclepias angustifolia Asclepias angustifolia Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 325. 1817, non Schweigger 1812. SOUTH CAROLINA: Jasper Co.: 2 mi. from Purrysburgh on the road to Coosawhatchie, May-Jun, Elliott s.n. (holotype: CHARL).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 1966

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
TROY000046822 Conecuh 20 May 2014 Searcy, Darryl
s.n.
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
USAM000001589 Mobile 04 May 1968 Scott, D.L.
180
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
AUA000038683 Baldwin 9 Aug 1925 Wolf, Wolfgang
2376
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AMAL00014334 Baldwin 15 May 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-370
AMAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71508 Barbour 19 May 1968 Kral, Robert
30753
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
UNA00038412 Mobile 08 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
858
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
UWAL0032546 Washington 25 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4879
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
AUA000030101 Escambia 26 Apr 1964 Creel, John
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AUA000030104 Pike 20 May 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9170
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71528 Geneva 08 Jun 1968 Kral, Robert
31373
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
USAM000001587 Mobile 20 Aug 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3041
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
BRIT71537 Conecuh 27 Apr 1989 Orzell, Steve L.
9365
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000030062 Baldwin 3 May 1969 Moore, Harold D.
158-69
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
TROY000043830 Escambia 02 Jun 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27454
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
TROY000045128 Geneva 13 Apr 2017 Byrd, Cameron
990
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UWAL0042865 Baldwin 17 May 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
565
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000042676 Covington 6 May 1987 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AMAL00013260 Butler 29 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17461
AMAL
Asclepias michauxii Dene
TROY000014517 Escambia 09 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96318
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
BRIT71535 Conecuh 03 May 1972 Kral, Robert
46306
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000030066 Baldwin 11 May 2005 Hansen, Curtis J.
1753
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
UNA00038411 24 Apr 1894 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
AUA000038680 Baldwin 14 Aug 1926 Wolf, Wolfgang
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
TROY000038470 Baldwin 08 Apr 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7101
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UNA00038410 Escambia 14 Jun 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
JSU111083 Mobile 16 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2618b
JSU
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
BRIT71526 Mobile 15 Apr 1967 Kral, Robert
28258
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000030100 Covington 30 Apr 1963 Rogers, Ken
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AUA000030064 Baldwin 2 May 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2255
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AMAL00009757 Conecuh 04 May 2007 Kral, Robert
98006
AMAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne
UNA00038407 Mobile 30 Apr 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D888
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71524 Monroe 05 May 1988 Kral, Robert
74694
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
BRIT71525 Mobile 30 Apr 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
888
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
USAM000001588 Mobile 24 May 1968 Scott, D.L.
212
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UWAL0010936 Conecuh 04 May 2007 Kral, Robert
98006
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
USAM000001591 Mobile 24 Apr 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9185
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
AUA000030069 Covington 25 Apr 1979 Johnson, Kenneth G.
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71522 Washington 21 May 1975 Kral, Robert
55666
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
BRIT71531 Escambia 13 May 1983 Wilhelm, Gerould
11277
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000030065 Baldwin 30 Apr 1954 Davis, Donald E.
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
UWAL0000366 Butler 29 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17461
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71523 Monroe 08 May 1984 Kral, Robert
71370
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
BRIT71527 Houston 30 Apr 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11098
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
USAM000001585 Washington 03 May 1980 Shepard, Susie Hentschel
s.n.
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UWAL0033087 Escambia 02 Jun 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27454
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
AUA000030061 Baldwin 15 May 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
PERD-370
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AUA000030102 Mobile 15 Apr 1961 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
574
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
UWAL0052755 Escambia 23 Apr 1996 Sorrie, B.A.
8744
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Duchesne
AUA000031247 Covington 17 May 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4679
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71511 Baldwin 14 May 1983 Wilhelm, Gerould
11336
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000037995 Covington 9 Apr 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5443
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
UWAL0050360 Covington 09 Apr 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5443
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71536 Covington 08 May 1995 Kral, Robert
84565
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
UWAL0034323 Covington 08 May 1995 Kral, Robert
84565
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Decne
AUA000038684 Baldwin 14 Jul 1926 Wolf, Wolfgang
2688
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AMAL00020002 Baldwin 15 May 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-369
AMAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne
BRIT71510 Baldwin 16 Apr 1967 Kral, Robert
28438
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
TROY000039825 Covington 30 Jun 1994 Oberholster, Suzanne
712
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UWAL0000368 Washington 16 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3519
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
AUA_ACC_65498 Baldwin 11 May 2005 Hansen, Curtis J.
1750
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
JSU111082 Baldwin 26 Apr 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.
JSU
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
BRIT71533 Covington 07 Jul 1964 Kral, Robert
20630
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
BRIT71509 Baldwin 03 May 1969 Moore, Harold D.
158-69
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
USAM000001590 Mobile 17 May 1969 Woolf, Barbara
11
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
BRIT71532 Escambia 11 Jun 1973 Duncan, Wilbur H.
28995
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
UWAL0010369 Baldwin 08 Apr 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7101
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
UWAL0000367 Escambia 09 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96318
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
AUA000030068 Covington 30 Jun 1994 Oberholster, Suzanne
710
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
UNAF0000601 Baldwin 14 Apr 1962 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.
UNAF
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
ALNHS00000346 Baldwin 15 May 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-370
ALNHS
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
UNA00050523 Mobile 7 May 1996 Anderson, Loran C.
16329
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
UWAL0036299 Mobile 20 Jun 2010 Horne, Howard E.
1450
UWAL
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
BRIT71529 Geneva 10 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96368
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AMAL00019728 Escambia 09 May 2005 Kral, Robert
96318
AMAL
Asclepias michauxii Dcne in DC
UNA00038409 Mobile 01 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D417
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
AUA000030103 Monroe 23 Apr 1981 O'Halloran, K.
094
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
TROY000001268 Butler 29 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17461
TROY
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UNA00066846 Butler 29 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17461
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71530 Geneva 11 Jun 1972 Kral, Robert
43279
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
AUA000030063 Baldwin 3 May 1969 Roberson, B.J.
143
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
AUA000030067 Conecuh 9 May 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3226
AUA
Asclepias Michauxii Dcne.
USAM000001586 Baldwin 15 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7901
USAM
Asclepias michauxii Decaisne
UNA00038408 Mobile 10 Apr 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D368
UNA
Asclepias michauxii Dcne.
BRIT71534 Covington 04 May 1988 Kral, Robert
74660
BRIT
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
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