Oval-leaved milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia)

Oval-leaved milkweed, a reference photo — Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Asclepias ovalifolia, commonly called oval-leaved milkweed or dwarf milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the milkweed genus and dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is native to South Central Canada and the Northern Midwest of the United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Oval-leaved 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

Asclepias hallii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias ovalifolia

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