familyApocynaceae
genusAsclepias
speciesAsclepias californica
subspeciesAsclepias californica subsp. californica
Asclepias californica subsp. californica
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Corona segments 4–6 mm, apex usually rounded, opening extending from apex to base more than halfway, often more than three-quarters.
Phenology: Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jul(–Aug); fruiting (Apr–)May–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Slopes, flats, ridge tops, canyons, arroyos, bajadas, granite, volcanic substrates, rhyolite, limestone, rocky, clay, and sandy soils, pinyon, oak, juniper, and oak-juniper woodlands, pine and mixed-conifer forests, shrublands, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, riparian woods, non-native grasslands.
Elevation: 300–2300 m.
Discussion
Subspecies californica ranges south from Kern and San Bernardino counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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