| English | common milkweed | | | 1 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| English | silkweed | | | 1 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1223. |
| English | silky swallowwort | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English | Virginia-silk | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English (Canada) | common milkweed | | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 196. |
| French | herbe à coton | | | 2 | Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. |
| French | herbe à la ouate | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | petits cochons | | | 2 | Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. |
| French (Canada) | asclépiade commune | | Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 196. |
| German | gewöhnliche Seidenpflanze | | | 2 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1223. |
| German | Seidenpflanze | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | algodoncillo | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | asclepias | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Swedish | sidenört | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |