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Asclepias asperula

Antelope Horns; Spider Milkweed

A member of the Asclepiadaceae, the Milkweed Family

Inflorescence of Asclepias asperula, Coconino National Forest.

Inflorescence.

Coconino National Forest: Along Oldham Trail north of Flagstaff's Buffalo Park, at ca. 7140 feet elevation.

19 June 2005.

 

Inflorescence of Asclepias asperula, Coconino National Forest.

Inflorescence detail from image below.
Same individual as upper photo.

Coconino National Forest: Along Oldham Trail north of Flagstaff's Buffalo Park, at ca. 7140 feet elevation.

19 June 2005.

 

Inflorescence of Asclepias asperula, Coconino National Forest.

Inflorescences.

Same plant as in prior images.

19 June 2005.

 

Habit of Asclepias asperula, Coconino National Forest.

Habit, in bloom.
Same plant as in prior images.

19 June 2005.

 

Habitat of Asclepias asperula, Coconino National Forest.

Habitat.
Same individual (at center) as in other images.

19 June 2005.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 19 June 2005.  Revised 26 May 2008.

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