Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora Raf.)
Also known as short green milkweed.
↑Summary
A milkweed with green flowers.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Habitat
Usually found on sites with poor soils, including sandy and gravely prairies, dry fields and dry rocky slopes. Usually found in intact natural areas and less common in disturbed habitats.
↑Links & External Resources
• Asclepias viridiflora (Short Green Milkweed) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora (Green Comet Milkweed) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Green Comet Milkweed | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Green Milkweed | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora (Green Milkweed) | Minnesota Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Asclepias viridiflora Raf. (Green Milkweed) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
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