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
Seed Cleaning:
Separate seeds from capsule
Storage:
Dry
Restoration Potential:
Medium to Low
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).
