Asclepias tuberosa(ASCTU)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-02
- EPPO Code: ASCTU
- Preferred name: Asclepias tuberosa
- Authority: Linnaeus
Eastern USA and Canada
Food-plant of Danaus flexippus, the monarch butterfly
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| butterfly milkweed | English (US) |
| butterfly weed | English |
| chiggerflower | English |
| orange milkweed | English |
| knollige Seidenpflanze | German |
| asclépiade tubéreuse | French |
| racine à pleurésie | French |
| asclepiade tuberosa | Italian |
| knolzijdeplant | Dutch |
| asclépias-tuberosa | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Lamiids (
1LAMD )
Order
Gentianales (
1GENO )
Family
Apocynaceae (
1APOF )
Subfamily
Asclepiadoideae (
1ASCS )
Genus
Asclepias (
1ASCG )
Species
Asclepias tuberosa (
ASCTU )