Taxon: Asclepias incarnata L. subsp. pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson

Summary

Genus:

Asclepias

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Asclepiadinae

Nomen number:

474826

Place of publication:

Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:53. 1954

Verified:

06/01/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Asclepias incarnata L. (11 active accession[s])
Asclepias incarnata L. subsp. incarnata (3 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Asclepias incarnata L. unranked pulchra (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Pers.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Pers.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Pers.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Pers.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Pers.
Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:1-211.

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=474826. Accessed 15 April 2026.