Spider Milkweed (Asclepias asperula)

   
 
 

Spider Milkweed (Asclepias asperula). Big Bend, Texas. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Spider Milkweed
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Asclepias asperula (ass-KLEP-ee-us ass-PEAR-roo-uh)
• Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern half of western United States and south into northern Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial forb.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 9 Sep 2006