Texas Wildbuds
Asclepias emoryi
(Emory’s Milkweed)
Asclepias emoryi, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7268
Asclepias emoryi, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7261
Asclepias emoryi, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7269
| Scientific Name | Asclepias emoryi | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ASEM |
| Common Name | Emory's Milkweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30262 |
| Family | Apocynaceae (Dogbane) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Caliche, calcaerous, sandy, clay, rocky and gravelly soils in open areas, including roadsides, prairies, mesquite grasslands and scrublands. Plant: Low-growing perennial with 1 or a few, erect to spreading stems 2-1/2 to 12 inches tall usually unbranched. Leaves: Pale green, opposite, elliptic to lanceolate or lanceolate-ovate blades 1-1/4 to 3 inches long and up to 1 inch wide on short or no petioles; margins are finely curled or wavy or entire. Inflorescence: Several flowers in an umbel arising from the upper leaf nodes; corolla has 5 white to light green, reflexed lobes; central column with light green/purplish hoods attached to whitish anther head (gynostegium), horns included in the hoods. Bloom Period: March to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Flora of North America, and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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