Asclepias viridula, commonly known as southern milkweed, is a species of milkweed (Asclepias) genus in the Apocynaceae family. It is a perennial found in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. It grows in the Florida panhandle. Its flowers are white or green.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Southern 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
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Species
- Asclepias viridula
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