Horsetail Milkweed

Asclepias subverticillata (A. Gray) Vail - Milkweed family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Horsetail Milkweed: Danaus plexippus

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.