Asclepias rubra

red milkweed, tall pink bog milkweed
Family

Asclepiadaceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

sessile

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

lanceolate, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

pink, purple, red

Flower Month

May - August

Height (meters)

0.4 - 1.2

Milky Sap

Yes

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

OBL

Field Characters

Leaves that are no more than 6 times as long as wide, no petiole, and hoods that are bent abruptly away from the anther.

Habitat

Bogs, marshes, wet meadows, and savannas.