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Asclepias lemmonii

Gray

Lemmon's Milkweed

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131047
Element CodePDASC020Z0
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 Date2000-07-26
Change Date2000-07-26
Edition Date2000-07-26
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Asclepias lemmonii ranges from Jalisco, Mexico to southern Arizona, occurring in the mountains (about 1200-2100 meters) on open dry (limestone) slopes and in canyons, in burned areas and grazed grassland, in oak and pine-oak forests.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
References (4)
  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.
  2. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  3. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  4. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.