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Asclepias rubra

Red Milkweed

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151991

Element CodePDASC021M0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGentianales

FamilyApocynaceae

GenusAsclepias

Other Common Names

red milkweed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2003-01-26

Change Date1988-05-02

Rank Reasons

Widespread but somewhat infrequent species of southeastern United States.

Threat Impact Comments

Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, succession, and forest management practices, at least in the Southern Appalachian portion of its broad range (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Maryland	S1	Yes
South Carolina	S2	Yes
Florida	S2	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
District of Columbia	SX	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
Louisiana	S3	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Pennsylvania	SX	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
New York	SX	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (6)

North Carolina (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Catfish Lake South - A	Croatan National Forest	217
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

South Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hellhole Ext	Francis Marion National Forest	891
Wambaw Ext	Francis Marion National Forest	527

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.