Longleaf Milkweed
Asclepias longifolia Michx. - Milkweed familySize
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Green, Purple
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Longleaf Milkweed: Danaus plexippus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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.