Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant
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University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Asclepias longifolia
Florida milkweed
Native to Florida
Almost all of Florida's 24 milkweeds are native, and at least two of them are native only
to Florida (endemic). Milkweeds are frequently encountered throughout the state, and the rest of
North America. Different species are found in very wet habitats as well as in very dry ones.
This one is Florida milkweed. It occasionally is found in
wet flatwoods and floodplain forests, from Orlando to Pensacola; it also occurs from Texas to
Virginia (Kartesz, 1999). It flowers from spring through summer.
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