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Asclepias humistrata
Also called Sandhill Milkweed, Pink Veined Milkplant
Asclepias humistrata, or the sandhill milkweed, is a species of milkweed plant. It is also known as pinewoods milkweed and pink-veined milkplant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to the southeastern United States. It is found in well-drained areas such as sandy woodlands, sandy hills, and Florida scrub.
A. humistrata serves as a host to the queen butterfly and monarch butterfly species.
This species in endemic to the southeastern region of the United States. Its range extends from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to Louisiana.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asclepias humistrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
