Asclepias lanuginosa
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| Asclepias lanuginosa | |
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| Illustration of Asclepias lanuginosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. lanuginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt.[1] | |
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Asclepias lanuginosa, the woolly milkweed[2] or sidecluster milkweed,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, native to central Canada and the upper Midwest United States.[1] It was described in 1818.[4] It is a perennial herb that grows 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) tall.[5]
