Asclepias verticillata

Asclepias verticillata subsp. var.
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Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed, or Horsetail Milkweed) is a species of milkweed which is used as a medicinal plant by Native American tribes.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asclepias verticillata, Linn. About 2 ft., slender, very leafy: Lvs. in whorls of 3-6, very narrow-linear and revolute: fls. greenish white, in many small umbels. Dry soil; frequent. L.B.C. 11:1067. Var. pumila, Gray. A few inches high from a fascicled root: Lvs. filiform, crowded. Plains, W. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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