What is Asclepias humistrata?
{{Italictitle}} {{taxobox |name = Sandhill Milkweed |image=Asclepias humistrata.jpg |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Gentianales]] |familia = [[Apocynaceae]] |subfamilia = [[Asclepiadoideae]] |genus = ''[[Asclepias]]'' |species = '''''A. humistrata''''' |binomial = ''Asclepias humistrata'' |binomial_authority = Walter |}} '''''Asclepias humistrata''''' (also known as the '''sandhill milkweed''' or '''pinewoods milkweed''') is a [[species]] of [[milkweed]] [[plant]]. It [[wikt:belong|belongs]] in the [[subfamily]] [[Asclepiadoideae]]. It is [[wikt:native|native]] to the southeastern [[United States]]. It [[bloom]]s in early summer. The flowers are pink. It is found in [[sand]]y [[woodland]]s and sandy [[hill]]s. Sandhill Milkweed grows well dry [[soil]] and sunny 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== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Asclepias humistrata}} {{wikispecies|Asclepias humistrata}} *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch ''Asclepias humistrata'' at USDA PLANTS Database] {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Asclepias|h]]