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Asclepias cordifolia

(Benth.) Jepson

Purple Milkweed

G5Secure Found in 121 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155044
Element CodePDASC020B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
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 Date1988-08-01
Change Date1988-08-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (121)
California (105)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Big Butte ShinboneMendocino National Forest4,265
Big Butte ShinboneSix Rivers National Forest1,102
BlackKlamath National Forest6,530
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
BoulderKlamath National Forest435
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
Cherry LakeStanislaus National Forest1,106
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
CrapoKlamath National Forest1,487
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
East BeegumShasta-Trinity National Forest8,425
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
GrangerModoc National Forest23
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grizzly PeakPlumas National Forest6,222
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Keddie RidgeLassen National Forest3,864
KelseyKlamath National Forest3,237
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
LavaLassen National Forest5,978
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
Mokelumne - SprattHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest613
MonarchSierra National Forest697
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Oat Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,223
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PantherShasta-Trinity National Forest12,016
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
PowleyModoc National Forest6,268
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Reister CanyonMendocino National Forest5,897
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
RubiconEldorado National Forest4,872
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
Salt GulchShasta-Trinity National Forest6,511
Salt SpringsEldorado National Forest133
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Sycamore SpringsSierra National Forest10,015
Thomes CreekMendocino National Forest16,616
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
West YubaPlumas National Forest6,071
West YubaTahoe National Forest16,059
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Nevada (10)
AreaForestAcres
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
Pine Grove NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,749
Rose - Alum CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest853
Rose - BroncoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest868
Rose - Davis Mdw.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,361
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - NortheastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest550
Rose - VerdiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,155
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (1)
  1. 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.