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Definition of Asclepias exaltata
1. Noun. Milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asclepias Exaltata
Literary usage of Asclepias exaltata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of the Flora of Philadelphia and Vicinity: Containing Data Relating by Ida Augusta Keller, Stewardson Brown (1905)
"Asclepias exaltata (L.) Muhl. Poke Milkweed. M. p. 743. Moist copses. Summer.
Philadelphia—Wissahickon and Fairmount Park, Wister (Re.). ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... sandy flats, barrens and roadsides. Asclepias exaltata L. Poke milkweed; Tall
milkweed Herbaceous perennial Woods and wooded roadsides. ..."
3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1920)
"3405- Asclepias exaltata (L.) Muhl.—Rare in wet woods at Southold, south of Great
Pond. July 30, 1920. No. 3565. ..."
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