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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, simple or branched. Plants minutely pubescent, not glaucous; sap milky.
- Leaves
- Mostly alternate; petiole to .28 inch; blade linear to linear-lanceolate, 2.2 to 6 inches long, .12 to .6 inch wide, margins entire, tip acute to acuminate.
- Inflorescence
- Umbel-like cymes, (1-)2-10, usually axillary, 25-100-flowered.
- Flower
- .25 to .4 inch long, .16 to .25 inch wide; calyx lobes lanceolate to triangular, .06 to .12 inch; corolla pale green tinged purple, lobes 5, elliptic-lanceolate, reflexed, .12 to .2 inch; hoods 5, brownish green to green, erect, .06 to .08 inch, margins entire, apex rounded; horns absent.
- Fruit
- Pods narrowly spindle-shaped, 2.4 to 6 inches long, .4 to .8 inch wide, smooth, minutely pubescent; seeds ovate, .27 to .35 inch; tufted with tan hairs 1.4 to 1.6 inch long.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Mesic tallgrass prairies.
- Distribution
- East 1/4 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
For Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine, and hirtella, "with short, stiff hairs". Formerly treated as Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed Family.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Apocynaceae - Dogbane Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 10-50 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2014-01-18
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: June, July, August, September