Taxon: Asclepias oenotheroides Schltdl. & Cham.

Summary

Genus:

Asclepias

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Asclepiadinae

Nomen number:

463788

Place of publication:

Linnaea 5:123. 1830

Comment:

authorship of unascribed names in this article (pp. 72-174, except pp. 128-164 by Lessing) follow the stated authorship of the article (Shenzhen ICN Art. 46.6), given on p. 72 as Schlechtendal & Chamisso

Verified:

09/27/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Vázquez-García et al. 2004-. Flora del norte de Jalisco y etnobotánica Huichola. Serie Fronteras de Biodivesidad
Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	side-cluster milkweed	1	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
English	zizotes milkweed	1	Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Spanish	hierba de zizotes	2	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Spanish	leche de perro	2	Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Spanish	matacoyote	2	Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche	Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Vázquez-García et al. 2004-. Flora del norte de Jalisco y etnobotánica Huichola. Serie Fronteras de Biodivesidad
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán	Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Vázquez-García et al. 2004-. Flora del norte de Jalisco y etnobotánica Huichola. Serie Fronteras de Biodivesidad
Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:156-158.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463788. Accessed 12 May 2026.