Asclepias nivea, the Caribbean milkweed, is a species of milkweed. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Caribbean 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 nivea
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