Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 26. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc.
Where Commonly Found: In our region only on Long Island, NY where it is RARE and/or ENDANGERED, DOES NOT OCCUR IN NEW ENGLAND. Marshy areas, bogs, meadows, and wer pine barrens.
How to Identify:
(For unfamiliar words: Wikipedia Glossary of Botanical Terms).
Wildflower Center’s Key for Asclepias rubra.
USDA, NRSC Plants Database for Asclepias rubra. Click on more images.
Flower Color: Lavender Pink to Dull Red.
Flower Type: Umbel, occurring terminally on stems
Flower Time: Late Spring to Mid-Summer.
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite, along glabrous stem, entire margins
Leaf Type: Simple, broadly lanceolate, ovate, 2″-6″ long, sessile or nearly so,
Height: 1.25′- 3.5′
Seed Collection: AS THIS PLANT IS RARE OR ENDANGERED IN ALL PARTS OF OUR REGION, you likely need to get a permit to collect and PLEASE FOLLOW GUIDELINES BY THE CENTER FOR PLANT CONSERVATION.
Attracts: Bees and Butterflies
Use: Wetland Gardens
Light: Full to Part Sun
Hardiness Zone: _ USDA Zone Map
Soils: Moist to Wet.
Notes: This plant is VERY RARE in our region, only appearing in southeastern NY.
Native to: RARE AND/OR ENDANGERED TO NY, native in much of the eastern seaboard and southernmost states. Biota of North America, North America Plant Atlas.
Requested by Bronx River Wildflower Corridor, Roseanne Andrade.
Northeast Wild Seed Collectors 
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