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Asclepias subulata

RUSH or SKELETON MILKWEED, AJAMETE

Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed family

Asclepias subulata © Carll Goodpasture


Perennial, stems 3–5' (1–1.5 m).
An individual plant can have up to several hundred gray-green, rush-like stems.
Flowers yellowish white.
Blooming April–December.
Desert washes, sandy places.
Elevation < 2300' (700 m).
Desert Province.
Desert Wild Flowers p. 184 186 # 404
A Flora of Southern California p. 93 89 F
The Jepson Manual p. 172

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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