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Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii)

Asclepias Meadii, or more commonly know as Mead's Milkweed, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Asclepias. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Asclepias Meadii or Mead's Milkweed's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Asclepias
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Order: Gentianales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N)
Federal T/E Status: Threatened
Federal T/E Common Name: Mead's milkweed
State T/E Status: IA (E) IL (E) IN (RI) MO (E)
State T/E Common Name: IA (Mead's milkweed) IL (Mead's milkweed) IN (Mead's milkweed) MO (Mead's milkweed)