Asclepias verticillata
Family
Asclepiadaceae
Common Name(s)
Whorled milkweed
Flowering Time
June
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign
Capsule splits easily; seeds turn brown
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates
Late September to mid October
Notes
Limited to open woods on dry soils (Eilers and Roosa 1994), with little competing vegetation.
Low seed output; root fibrous, no vegetative spread (Fernald 1950, Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
Seed Cleaning
Separate seeds from capsule
Storage
Dry
Restoration Potential
Medium to Low