Asclepias

Translingual thumb|Asclepias syriaca species Asclepias syriaca with seedpods Etymology mul milkweed :lbor la:asclepias<id:swallow-wort> 1 From mul la asclepias common swallow-wart, from mul grc ἀσκληπιάς swallow-wort. Proper noun 1 f genus family Apocynaceae milkweeds Hypernyms genus ; Asclepiadoideae subfamily subfamily; Asclepiadeae tribe tribe; Asclepiadinae subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus Asclepias syriaca species type species; Asclepias amplexicaulis species, Asclepias exaltata species, Asclepias incarnata species, Asclepias purpurascens species, Asclepias quadrifolia species, Asclepias rubra species, Asclepias tuberosa species, Asclepias variegata species, Asclepias verticillata species, Asclepias viridiflora species selected other species. For the numerous other species see Wikispecies or NCBI in References. References 1 1 1 30240 21199 70995 ASCLE mul Dogbane family plants