Asclepias syriaca L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias syriaca L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Butter 1013 with Daniel Atha, Devon Cummings, 6 Jul 2023

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Town of Pound Ridge. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, meadow 12 meters north of maintenance barn, 60 meters east of Michigan Road.

  • Habitat

    Successional Old Field, mowed once a year. with Bromus inermis, Phleum pratense, and Securigera varia. common.

  • Description

    herb. Plants growing to 1.5 meters tall. Flowers pale pink, buzzing with bees, butterflies and beetles. Observed with Bombus griseocollis.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05150942

    Occurrence ID: d2d2862e-8cb5-4367-b37e-11a4cfc59d5f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias syriaca L. det P. Butter, 2023

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • Locality

    Town of Pound Ridge. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, meadow 12 meters north of maintenance barn, 60 meters east of Michigan Road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 138 m. (453 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.2526, -73.599

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    30

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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Flora of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
APOCYNACEAE
Asclepias syriaca L.
Det Patricia Butter, 2023
United States of America. New York: Westchester County. Town of
Pound Ridge. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, meadow 12 meters north of
maintenance bam, 60 meters east of Michigan Road 41.2525881 Lat, -
73.5990245 Lon (WGS84 ±30m); 138 meters elev. Successional Old Field,
mowed once a year with Bromus inermis, Phleum pratense, mdSecurigem
varia.
Common. Plants growing to 1.5 meters tall. Flowers pale pink, buzzing with
bees, butterflies and beetles. Observed withBombus griseocollis
Photographs of plant and habitat uploaded to iNaturahst
www.inaturalist.org/observations/172490288
Patricia Butter, Daniel Atha, Devon Cummings 1013	6	JULY	2023
Project funded by the Friends of Trailside Museum
05150942