| Asclepias humistrata | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. humistrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias humistrata Walter | |
Asclepias humistrata, or thesandhill milkweed, is aspecies ofmilkweedplant. It is also known aspinewoods milkweed andpink-veined milkplant. It belongs in thesubfamilyAsclepiadoideae. It is native to the southeasternUnited States. It is found in well-drained areas such assandywoodlands, sandyhills, andFlorida scrub. Sandhill milkweed likes drysoil and sunny places.
A. humistrata serves as a host to thequeen butterfly andmonarch butterfly species.[2]
A. humistrata may grow from 0.3 to 0.9 meters (0.98 to 2.95 ft) tall.[3] The leaves are oppositely arranged, in 5 to 8 pairs. They are ovate in shape and may be 6 to 10 centimeters (approximately 2 to 4 inches) long and 4.5 to 8.5 centimeters (about 1.77 to 3.35 inches) wide.[4] The flowers are pink lavender and white.[5]Itblooms in spring and summer.
This species in endemic to the southeastern region of the United States. Its range extends from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to Louisiana.[6]
A. humistrata is found in environment types such as sand dunes, scrub oak sand ridges, pine-palmetto thickets, and longleaf pine-scrub oak ridges. It has also been observed in disturbed areas, such as alongside roads.[7]
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