Common milkweed –
Asclepias syriaca
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Description
A perennial grass
Description text authors:
Observations in Finland
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Asclepias syriaca
Author
L.
Vernacular names
- mesisilkkiyrtti (Finnish)
- sidenört (Swedish)
- Common milkweed (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4971297
Taxon rank
This species is invasive
Regulatory Status
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Putkilokasvit
Taxon information in machine-readable form