Family Apocynaceae

Direct Child Taxa (9)

• Genus Amsonia
• Genus Apocynum
• Genus Asclepias
• Genus Cynanchum
• Genus Gonolobus
• Genus Matelea
• Genus Thyrsanthella
• Genus Vinca
• Genus Vincetoxicum

Taxonomic Leaves (23)

1. Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
2. Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)
3. Few-flowered Milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata)
4. Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)
5. Red Milkweed (Asclepias rubra)
6. Four-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
7. Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
8. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa)
9. Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata)
10. Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
11. Green Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)
12. Honey Vine (Cynanchum laeve)
13. Black Swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum)
14. Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis)
15. Climbing Milkvine (Matelea obliqua)
16. Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
17. Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
18. Climbing Dogbane (Thyrsanthella difformis)
19. Bigleaf Periwinkle (Vinca major)
20. Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
21. Angularfruit Milkvine (Gonolobus suberosus suberosus)
22. Swamp Milkweed (incarnata) (Asclepias incarnata incarnata)
23. Swamp Milkweed (pulchra) (Asclepias incarnata pulchra)

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Additional taxa

• Oldfield Milkvine (Matelea decipiens)
• Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana tabernaemontana)