Purple Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens

Family: Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae), (Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae))

Group: Milkweeds

Flowers: Red/Pink

Height: 60-120 cm (23-47 in)

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Grows in Sun/Shade: Sun

Native/Non-native: Native

Status:   S-Rank: S2  G-Rank: G4G5


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Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)
Photograph by Graham Buck

Range map for Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)

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