What is Asclepias verticillata?
{{Italictitle}} {{speciesbox |image=Asclepias verticillata Western Highland Rim.jpg |status = G5 |status_system = TNC |genus = Asclepias |species = verticillata |authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''''Asclepias verticillata''''' ('''Whorled Milkweed''' or '''Horsetail Milkweed''') is a particular kind of [[milkweed]] used as a [[medicinal plant]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/whorledmilk.html |title=Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas |access-date=2021-01-17 |archive-date=2007-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828081556/http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/whorledmilk.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is [[wikt:native|native]] to [[North America]]. It [[bloom]]s in the summer. The flowers are white or pale green. It is found in fields, open [[woodland]]s, and [[prairie]]s. Whorled Milkweed likes dry [[soil]] and sunny or partly shaded places. It grows from 0.3 to 0.9 meters tall (1–3&nbsp;feet).<ref name=wc>William Cullina (2000). ''Wildflowers: A Guide to Growing and Propagating Native Flowers of North America.'' The New England Wildflower Society. {{ISBN|0-395-96609-4}}</ref> == References == {{wikispecies|Asclepias verticillata}} {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Asclepias|v]]