Common Name:
PURPLE MILKWEED
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
9
Coefficient of Wetness:
3
Wetness Index:
FACU
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Forb
Status:
T
B. S. Walters
Dry savanna (especially oak) and thickets; shores, prairies.
A handsome species, with rich-colored flowers. The leaves tend to be more acute than in A. syriaca and usually somewhat less prominently pinnate-veined (the net-venation more evident). The leaves of A. syriaca are very prominently pinnate-veined and usually ± obtuse, but the two species are sometimes difficult to distinguish. An old collection from St. Clair Co. looks suspiciously like a hybrid with A. syriaca, and others from Jackson Co. also may show some influence of that species.
Locations
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Barry County
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Berrien County
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Branch County
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Cass County
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Clinton County
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Ingham County
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Jackson County
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Kalamazoo County
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Kent County
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Lenawee County
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Livingston County
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Macomb County
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Midland County
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Monroe County
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Newaygo County
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Oakland County
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St. Clair County
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St. Joseph County
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Tuscola County
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Van Buren County
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Washtenaw County
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Wayne County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. November 12, 2019. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=159.