Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Asclepias tomentosa

velvetleaf milkweed
  • Photo by: Jeannie Brodhead, Saracennia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

velvetleaf milkweed

Sinónimo(s):

Asclepias megalotis, Asclepias aceratoides

Especie del género:

Asclepias tomentosa

Familia:

Apocynaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

2-3 ft.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

greenish with highlights of pink or maroon

Color de la fruta:

green, seeds with tufts of white hair

Fenología:

Winter dormant, blooms April-August

Destacado por:

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Wildflower garden, dry wildflower meadow

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Unknown

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

moderately acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host for monach ( Danaus plexippus ) , queen ( Danaus gilippus ) and soldier ( Danaus eresimus ) butterflies. 


Nectar plant for many butterfly species.

Hábitats nativos:

scrub, sandhill, edges of xeric hammocks, scrubby flatwoods

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Predominantly a Florida plant, but it has also been recorded in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas.



The species name "tomentosa" refers to the dense, matted (tomentose) hairs on the leaves.



Aphids are often a "problem" with milkweed plants -- they are a natural preditor on Asclepias, but we don't like them.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

BONAP Plant Atlas. (2014). ( https://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/asclepias%20tomentosa ). Accessed 2025. Biota of North America Program, Chapel Hill, NC.


Hammer, Roger. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.

Minno, Marc and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Taylor, Walter K. (2013). Florida Wildflowers: A Comprehensive Guide. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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