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Butterfly Milkweed

An image of butterflyweed blooming bright orange
Common Name
butterfly milkweed

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Asclepias tuberosa

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Form0
Subform0
Subspecies3
Variety0
Subvariety0
All Subtaxa30

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
SuperdivisionEmbryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
SpeciesAsclepias tuberosa

Viewing: descendants of Asclepias tuberosa