Asclepias longifolia, or the longleaf milkweed, is a flowering plant native to the southern United States from Texas to Delaware. It is rare in the north end of its range and is presumed to be extinct in Delaware.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Longleaf milkweed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Species
- Asclepias longifolia
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo