Details for: OPGC 5217, Asclepias speciosa Torr., CBG-1793

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Top Name:

CBG-1793

Origin:

Collected – Colorado, United States

Maintained:

Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center

Received by NPGS:

Mar 2013

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

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Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Top Name:

CBG-1793

Origin:

Collected – Colorado, United States

Maintained:

Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center

Received by NPGS:

Mar 2013

Improvement Status:

Wild material

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Donated

March 2013.
United States

Donor(s):

Accession Group(s)

Group name: Seeds of Success (SOS)
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Accession Names and Identifiers

CBG-1793

Type: Donor identifier

Chicago Botanic Garden

OPGC 5217

Type: Site identifier

Group: OPGC

OPGC Accession Numbers

The Ohio State University, OPGC

W6 45919

Type: Site identifier

Group: W6

Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers

USDA-ARS, WRPIS

Narrative

Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Genus:

Asclepias

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Asclepiadinae

Nomen number:

316574

Place of publication:

Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2:218. 1827 (Acct. pl. Rocky Mts.)

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15911265

Verified:

07/05/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Greek milkweed		1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
English	showy milkweed		1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
English (Canada)	showy milkweed	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 196.
French (Canada)	belle asclépiade	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 196.
German	Pracht-Seidenpflanze		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1223.
Swedish	praktsidenört		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations