Antelopehorn Milkweed
| Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Antelopehorn Milkweed Other Names: Green Antelopehorn Species Name: Asclepias viridis Plant Type: Forb Family Name: Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family |
Examples of Antelopehorn MilkweedAsclepias viridis
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Eastern half from West Virginia and Florida, and west to Nebraska, Kansas and west Texas |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Eastern two-thirds of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Broad, oblong leaves with short stems
- Large solitary clustered flower heads
- Has milky sap; sometimes erect but usually leaning or along ground
Floral
- Flowers green with purple star-shaped centers
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Opposite; there is two leaves per node
- Leaf Shape: Broadly oblong or ovate to lanceolate
- Stipules: Absent
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5, fused
- Flower Color: Pale Green
- Flower Timing: May and July
- Fruit Type: Ribbed follicles
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Clay and loam soils |
| Habitat | Open prairies, dry open woods, heavily grazed pastures and disturbed sites |
| Successional Stage | Mid |
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