| Asclepias involucrata | |
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| Asclepias involucrata blooming in Sandoval County, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. involucrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.[2]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Asclepias involucrata, synonym Asclepias macrosperma, (dwarf milkweed) is a perennial plant in the family Apocynaceae native from the west and south central United States to north Mexico.[2] In the southwestern United States, it is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.[3]: 138
- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Asclepias involucrata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7