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Asclepias viridiflora Raf.

Common Name: GREEN MILKWEED
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Dunes and other dry sandy sites including prairies, borders of oak forests, dry fields, road cuts and railroads.

The leaves range from linear or lanceolate to nearly oblong. The umbels are axillary, very compact, and usually more numerous than in A. ovalifolia.

M. Demmon

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Counties
Allegan
Barry
Benzie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Ionia
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
St. Clair
Van Buren
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 28, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/165