Taxon:
Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Summary
Place of publication:
Pl. hartw. 323. 1849
Verified:
01/17/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
- Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP) URL: http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html
- Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
- Pammel, L. H. 1911. Manual of poisonous plants. Note: poisonous
- Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert. Note: mentions
Common names
English
Indian milkweed – kotolo –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja California (Norte) | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja California (Norte)]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Pammel, L. H. 1911. Manual of poisonous plants. Note: poisonous |