Definition: A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. This is the true milkweed; APOCYNUM & EUPHORBIA hirta are rarely called milkweed. Asclepias asthmatica has been changed to TYLOPHORA.
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Other names Milkweeds, Common; Common Milkweeds; Common Milkweed; Asclepia; Milkweed, Common