Asclepias welshii

Welsh's Milkweed

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Overview

This plant is a rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, 10 to 40 inches tall, with large oval leaves and cream-colored flowers that are rose-tinged in the center.

Scientific Name

Asclepias welshii
Common Name
Welsh's milkweed
FWS Category
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Genus
Asclepias
Species
Asclepias welshii

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Critical Habitat

Jun 6, 1984

Jun 6, 1984 Critical Habitat
Proposal to Determine Asclepias welshii (Welsh's milkweed) to be End. Species & to Determin…
  • Publication type: Proposed
View Federal Register Document
Item 1

Listing

Jun 6, 1984

Jun 6, 1984 Listing (Endangered)
Proposal to Determine Asclepias welshii (Welsh's milkweed) to be End. Species & to Determin…
  • Publication type: Proposed
View Federal Register Document
Item 2

Listing

Oct 28, 1987

Oct 28, 1987 Listing (Threatened)
Final Rule Determining Asclepias welshii (Welsh's Milkweed) to be Thr. Species w/ Crit. Hab.; 5…
  • Publication type: Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 3

Critical Habitat

Oct 28, 1987

Oct 28, 1987 Critical Habitat
Final Rule Determining Asclepias welshii (Welsh's Milkweed) to be Thr. Species w/ Crit. Hab.; 5…
  • Publication type: Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 4

Five Year Review

Jun 20, 2011

Jun 20, 2011 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Status Reviews of 12 Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
  • Publication type: Notice
View Federal Register Document
Item 5

Five Year Review

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 12, 2021 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5- Year Status Reviews of 7 Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region; Request for Inform…
  • Publication type: Notice
View Federal Register Document
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