Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Asclepias quinquedentata is similar in habit to A. subverticillata when seen in the fall. The floral characteristics are however quite different. Most obviously, the flower color is purple on A. quinquedentata, not greenish white as in A. subverticillata. The hoods are toothed (dentate). We found A. quinqedentata on a rocky
slope in the Gila.
Many thanks to Andrew Tree for sharing his wonderful pix with us!
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Asclepias quinquedentata, photo Andrew Tree, Pinos Altos Range, July 22, 2022
Asclepias quinquedentata, closeup of inflorescence, photo Andrew Tree, Pinos Altos Range, July 22, 2022
Asclepias quinquedentata, closeup of follicle (fruit), photo Andrew Tree, Pinos Altos Range, August 7, 2022
Asclepias quinquedentata, photo Russ Kleinman with Bob Sivinski, Tim Lowry and the 2018 NPSNM annual meeting field trip to the Nun Overlook and Railroad Canyon, Black Range, Nun Overlook, September 9, 2018
Asclepias quinquedentata, closeup of follicles, photo Russ Kleinman with Bob Sivinski, Tim Lowry and the 2018 NPSNM annual meeting field trip to the Nun Overlook and Railroad Canyon, Black Range, Nun Overlook, September 9, 2018
Asclepias quinquedentata, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman with Bob Sivinski, Tim Lowry and the 2018 NPSNM annual meeting field trip to the Nun Overlook and Railroad Canyon, Black Range, Nun Overlook, September 9, 2018
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