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Asclepias alpestris is a perennial milkweed from southwest Tanzania that grows in seasonally dry tropical habitat. It is a little-known species with few cultivation records, so care is inferred from its native climate and milkweed relatives.
Asclepias alpestris is a species of widespread, perennial flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. This milkweed is endemic to southwest Tanzania. It grows in the seasonally dry, tropical biome. It has a short growing season, from August to November.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asclepias alpestris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
