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Asclepias pedicellata Walter
Savannah Milkweed
Florida native
A small milkweed frequently found in flatwoods and scrub in much of Florida. The range includes coastal regions of Georgia and the Carolinas.
This perennial with milky sap has slender hairy stems that can grow to 61cm (2 ft.) tall but usually much shorter. Asclepias pedicellata is one of the milkweeds with corolla lobes that are erect at anthesis (flowering period). Leaves are opposite, sessile, narrowly elliptic to linear and reduced downward.
The other species of Asclepias with erect corolla lobes is A. viridis - green antelopehorn
Asclepias pedicellata is a member of the Apocynaceae - Dogbane family.
Other species of the Asclepias genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Asclepias cinerea - CAROLINA MILKWEED
Asclepias curassavica - TROPICAL MILKWEED
Asclepias curtissii - CURTISS' MILKWEED
Asclepias humistrata - PINEWOODS MILKWEED
Asclepias lanceolata - FEWFLOWER MILKWEED
Asclepias longifolia - LONGLEAF MILKWEED
Asclepias michauxii - MICHAUX'S MILKWEED
Asclepias perennis - SWAMP MILKWEED
Asclepias tomentosa - VELVETLEAF MILKWEED
Asclepias tuberosa - BUTTERFLY WEED
Asclepias verticillata - WHORLED MILKWEED
Asclepias viridiflora - GREEN MILKWEED
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Oct 19, 2023
