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词条 Asclepias macrosperma
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  1. Description

     Growth pattern  Leaves and stems  Inflorescence and fruit 

  2. Habitat and range

  3. Ecological and human interactions

  4. References

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|regnum = Plantae
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|unranked_classis = Eudicots
|unranked_ordo = Asterids
|ordo = Gentianales
|familia = Asclepiadaceae
|genus = Asclepias
|species = A. macrosperma
|binomial = Asclepias macrosperma
|binomial_authority = Eastw. ex Vail
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Asclepias macrosperma (dwarf milkweed) is a perennial plant in the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[1]{{rp|138}}

Description

Growth pattern

It is a perennial plant {{convert|2|to|10|in|cm}} long with stems laying on the ground.[1]{{rp|138}}

Leaves and stems

Leaves and stems are densely covered with hair.[1]{{rp|138}}

Inflorescence and fruit

It blooms from April to June.[1]{{rp|138}}

Flowers are in clusters at the ends of stems, with 5 greenish-white downward bent petals and 5 greenish-white pouch-like sacs.[1]{{rp|138}}

Seedpods are shaped like spindles.[1]{{rp|138}}

Habitat and range

It can be found from mixed desert shrub up to pinyon juniper woodland communities.[1]{{rp|138}}

Ecological and human interactions

"Macro" + "sperma" means "large" + "seed".[1]{{rp|138}}

It was first collected at Arches National Park in 1893.[1]{{rp|138}}

References

1. ^Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, {{ISBN|978-0-7627-7013-7}}

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