. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus i. MILKWEED FAMILY. 25 Leaves mostly verticillate in 3's-6's. narrowly linear. Hoods entire. Hoods dorsally hastate-sagittate. Leaves scattered, densely crowded, filiform-linear. i. Asclepias tuberdsa L. Butterfly-weed or -flower. Pleurisy-root. Fig. 3383. Asclepias tuberosa L. Sp. PI. 217. 1753. Hirsute-pubescent; stems stout, simple, or branched near th
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus i. MILKWEED FAMILY. 25 Leaves mostly verticillate in 3's-6's. narrowly linear. Hoods entire. Hoods dorsally hastate-sagittate. Leaves scattered, densely crowded, filiform-linear. i. Asclepias tuberdsa L. Butterfly-weed or -flower. Pleurisy-root. Fig. 3383. Asclepias tuberosa L. Sp. PI. 217. 1753. Hirsute-pubescent; stems stout, simple, or branched near the summit, ascending or erect, very leafy, i°-2° high, the milky sap scanty. Leaves alternate, lanceolate or oblong, acute or sometimes obtuse at the apex, narrowed, rounded or cordate at the base, sessile or short-petioled, 2'-6' long, 2"-i2" wide; umbels cymose, terminal, many-flowered; peduncles shorter than the leaves; pedicels J'-i' long; corolla-segments about 3" long, greenish orange; corona-column about i" long; hoods erect, oblong, bright orange, or yel- low, 2-3 times as long as the stamens, longer than the filiform horns; fruiting pedicels decurved; follicles nearly erect, finely pubescent, 4-5' long. In dry fields, Maine and Ontario to Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Chihuahua and Arizona. Consists of numerous races, differing in shape and size of the leaves and color of the flowers. June-Sept. Wind- or orange-root. Canada-, flux-, tuber- or white-root. Orange swallow-wort. Yellow milkweed. Indian-posy. 22. A. verticillata. 23. A. galioides. 24. A. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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