EPPO Global Database

Asclepias curassavica(ASCCU)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-05-02

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ASCCU
  • Preferred name: Asclepias curassavica
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northern to Paraguay). Cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in Spain, Morocco, Greece, Canary Islands, and possibly other Euromediterranean countries, Western Asia (Iraq), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, coastal West Africa to Zaïre to eastern Africa and Mozambique, USA (southern), South America (Argentina), Australia (Western, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales)  

WSSA list of weeds in North America

Regulated as an invasive species in Poland


Common names
Name
Language
mǎ lì jīn Chinese
马利筋 Chinese
bastard ipecacuanha English
blood flower English
Indian root English
Mexican milkweed English
orange milkweed English
silk flower English
red-head cottonbush English (AU)
blood-flower milkweed English (US)
butterfly weed English (US)
asclépiade de Curaçao French
herbe à sang French
ipéca sauvage French
Curaçao-Seidenpflanze German
Seidenpflanze German
ipecauana delle Antille Italian
pianta della seta a fiori rossi Italian
asukurepiasu Japanese
tôwata Japanese
アスクレピアス Japanese
トウワタ Japanese
asclépias Portuguese
flor-de-sangue Portuguese
oficial-da-sala Portuguese
planta-da-seda Portuguese
algodão-de-seda Portuguese (BR)
capitão-de-sala Portuguese (BR)
cega-olho Portuguese (BR)
erva-de-rato falso Portuguese (BR)
margaridinha Portuguese (BR)
oficial-de-sala Portuguese (BR)
paira-de-sapo Portuguese (BR)
ваточник кюрасавский Russian
algodoncilla Spanish
calentura Spanish
corcolito Spanish
flor de la bandera española Spanish
flor de la seda Spanish
flor de sangre Spanish
mata caballo Spanish
viborán Spanish
yuquilla Spanish
yuquillo Spanish
bandera española Spanish (AR)
flor de seda Spanish (BO)
fosforito Spanish (BO)
bencenuco Spanish (CO)
hierba de cantil Spanish (CO)
mal casada Spanish (CO)
palomitas Spanish (CO)
sangria Spanish (CO)
señorita Spanish (CO)
yerba de la calentura Spanish (CU)
flor de sapo Spanish (HN)
vinorama Spanish (HN)
vivorana Spanish (MX)