Antelopehorn Milkweed

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Asclepias asperula

Antelopehorn Milkweed, a reference photo
Photo: Lunch at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Asclepias asperula, commonly called antelope horns milkweed or spider milkweed, is a species of milkweed native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Antelopehorn 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

Classification

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

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