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ASCLEPIAS [25 records]

Record 1 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

OBS

dwarf milkweed: common name also used to refer to the species Asclepias pumila.

Key term(s)
  • oval-leaved milk-weed
  • oval-leaf milk-weed
  • dwarf milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

showy milkweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

belle asclépiade : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Utah milk-weed
  • labriform milk-weed
  • Jones' milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

OBS

Asclepias labriformis : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

OBS

dwarf milkweed: common name also used to refer to the species Asclepias ovalifolia.

Key term(s)
  • plains milk-weed
  • low milk-weed
  • dwarf milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • mountain milk bush
  • broad-leaf cottonbush
  • broadleaf cotton-bush
  • broad-leaf cotton-bush

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

OBS

Gomphocarpus cancellatus : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

OBS

green milkweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

Key term(s)
  • green comet milk-weed
  • green milk-weed
  • green-flowered milk-weed
  • short green milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

OBS

asclépiade à fleurs vertes : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 7 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

OBS

white milkweed: common name also used to refer to the species Asclepias nivea.

Key term(s)
  • redring milk-weed
  • red-ring milk-weed
  • white milk-weed
  • white-flowered milk-weed
  • variegated milk-weed
  • white-flower milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 8 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

OBS

white milkweed: common name also used to refer to the species Asclepias variegata.

Key term(s)
  • Caribbean milk-weed
  • white milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

OBS

Asclepias burchellii : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • broadleaf milk-weed
  • broad-leaf milk-weed
  • corn-kernel milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 11 2022-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • woollypod milk-weed
  • woolly-pod milk-weed
  • Indian milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 12 2022-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Mexican whorled milk-weed
  • narrowleaf milk-weed
  • narrow-leaf milk-weed
  • narrow-leaved milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 13 2022-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • longleaf milk-weed
  • long-leaf milk-weed
  • Florida milk-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 14 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • balloon plant
  • balloon cottonbush

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille Apocynaceae.

OBS

Gomphocarpus physocarpus : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 15 2019-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

OBS

whorled milkweed: common name also used to refer to the species Asclepias verticillata.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 16 2019-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A genus of plant of the family Apocynaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Genre de plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 17 2019-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the familiy Apocynaceae.

OBS

whorled milkweed: common name also used to refer to the species Asclepias subverticillata.

OBS

eastern whorled milkweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

OBS

asclépiade verticillée : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 18 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

butterflyweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

asclépiade tubéreuse : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 19 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

swamp milkweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

asclépiade incarnate : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 20 2014-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • fourleaf milk-weed
  • four-leaved milk-weed
  • four-leaf milk-weed
  • four-leaf milkweed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 21 2011-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 22 2011-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 23 2011-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

Key term(s)
  • side cluster milkweed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 24 2011-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Apocynaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae.

Spanish

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Record 25 2007-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

common milkweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asclepiadaceae.

OBS

petits cochons : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi, par certains auteurs, pour désigner l'espèce Sarracenia purpurea.

OBS

asclépiade commune : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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