Pinewoods Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata Walter - Milkweed family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Pinewoods Milkweed: Danaus gilippus, Danaus gilippus berenice, Danaus plexippus, Danaus plexippus plexippus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
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.