Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. - Milkweed familySize
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Pink, Green, Purple
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Clasping Milkweed: Danaus gilippus, Danaus plexippus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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.