Zizotes milkweed

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Asclepias oenotheroides

Zizotes milkweed, a reference photo
Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Asclepias oenotheroides, commonly known as zizotes milkweed or sidecluster milkweed, is a plant in the dogbane family. It grows in Central America, Mexico, and several US states.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Zizotes 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Species
Asclepias oenotheroides

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