What is Asclepias purpurascens?
{{Italictitle}} {{taxobox |name = Purple milkweed |image = Purple Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens Flower Heads 2000px.jpg |image_width = 250 px |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Gentianales]] |familia = [[Apocynaceae]] |subfamilia = [[Asclepiadoideae]] |genus = ''[[Asclepias]]'' |species = '''''A. purpurascens''''' |binomial = ''Asclepias purpurascens'' |binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] |}} '''''Asclepias purpurascens''''' (also known as the '''purple milkweed''') is a [[species]] of [[milkweed]] [[plant]]. The species ''[[Asclepias cordifolia]]'' is also sometimes called purple milkweed. It [[wikt:belong|belongs]] in the [[subfamily]] [[Asclepiadoideae]]. It is [[wikt:native|native]] to [[North America]]. It [[bloom]]s from June to July. The flowers are a pink-purple color. This species is found in [[savanna]]s, [[prairie]]s, and [[meadow]]s. Purple Milkweed likes to grow in [[clay]] or [[sand]]y [[soil]] and in sunny or partly shaded places. It grows to a height of 0.6 to 1.2 meters (2–4&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== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Asclepias purpurascens}} {{wikispecies|Asclepias purpurascens}} *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch ''Asclepias purpurascens'' at USDA PLANTS Database] *[http://www.evergreen.ca/nativeplants/search/view-plant.php?ID=00107&query=%20AND%20common_name%20LIKE%20%27%24Purple%20Milkweed%24%27%20%20AND%20genus%20LIKE%20%27%24Asclepias%24%27%20%20AND%20species%20LIKE%20%27%24purpurascens%24%27%20:0 ''Asclepias purpurascens'' at USDA PLANTS Database]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Asclepias|p]]