Taxon: Asclepias tuberosa L. subsp. tuberosa

Summary

Genus:

Asclepias

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Asclepiadinae

Nomen number:

468306

Verified:

07/11/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

Asclepias tuberosa L. (35 active accession[s])
Asclepias tuberosa L. subsp. interior Woodson (1 active accession[s])
Asclepias tuberosa L. subsp. rolfsii (Britton) Woodson (0 active accession[s])

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

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi	Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.
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. 41:76-77.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1954. The North American species of Asclepias L. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41:76-77.

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=468306. Accessed 12 May 2026.