Asclepias mexicana grows in the western United States and Mexico. It has been found in the U.S. in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Arizona. A. mexicana Cav. can be distinguished by its whorled leaves, arranged in threes on the main stem and flowering branches and are rarely opposite.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Asclepias mexicana 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 angustifolia
- Asclepias mellodora
- Asclepias subverticillata
- Asclepias longifolia
- Asclepias linearis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Asclepias
- Species
- Asclepias mexicana
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