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Asclepias prostrata, commonly known as prostrate milkweed, is a species of perennial plant in the genus Asclepias. [2] It has triangular to elliptical foliage with wavy margins, stems up to 16 inches (410 mm) long, and grows low to the ground (hence the name, which refers to a prostrate growth habit) in sandy soils.
Asclepias solanoana is a rare species of milkweed known by the common names serpentine milkweed, prostrate milkweed, and solanoa. It is endemic to California , where it grows only in the North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area .
Purple milkweed: Native to eastern, southern, and midwestern United States Asclepias prostrata: Prostrate milkweed: Native to Texas and northern Mexico Asclepias quadrifolia: Four-leaved milkweed: Native to eastern United States and Canada: Asclepias rubra: Red milkweed Asclepias solanoana: Serpentine milkweed: Native to northern California ...
Acmispon glaber (previously Lotus scoparius) (common deerweed, deer weed, deervetch, California broom or western bird's-foot trefoil) is a perennial subshrub in the family Fabaceae (pea family). [2] The plant is a pioneer species found in dry areas of California , Arizona , and Mexico .
Asclepias asperula, commonly called antelope horns milkweed or spider milkweed, [2] is a species of milkweed native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Description [ edit ]
The original range of Asclepias sullivantii was the tall grass prairie, but very little of that habitat remains because of wide spread conversion to farming. [4] In Minnesota it is listed as threatened species, mainly because of habitat loss , and the remaining plants are found on old railroad right ways that preserve small prairie remnants.
Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed, [3] is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, Asclepias. [4] It is native to the American tropics [ 5 ] and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species .
Prostrate shrubs are used in horticulture as groundcovers and in hanging baskets, and to bind soils and prevent erosion in remedial landscaping. They are also important components of rock gardens . The shrinking size of urban gardens has meant an increase in demand for and desirability of dwarf and prostrate forms of many garden plants.