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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements2 literature sources8 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF329 records
01Narrative
Asclepias mexicana grows in the western United States and Mexico. It has been found in the U.S. in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Arizona. A. mexicana Cav. can be distinguished by its whorled leaves, arranged in threes on the main stem and flowering branches and are rarely opposite.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy79% within 1 km
≤100 m 15≤1 km 8≤10 km 4>10 km 2
29 georeferenced · 18 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor47
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy84% within 1 km
≤100 m 93≤1 km 7≤10 km 14>10 km 5
119 georeferenced · 86 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence205
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions34 of 43 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Mexico City, MX
37
Durango, MX
32
Saint Louis, US
22
Austin, US
17
Chicago, US
12
Mexico City, MX
11
Universidad de Autonoma de Baja Californialocation not on record
8
Moscow, US
5
GB
4
Madison, US
3
Tlalnepantla, MX
3
Guasave, MX
3
Austin, US
3
Fort Worth, US
2
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
2
Turlock, US
2
Claremont, US
2
Juriquilla, MX
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Chapingo, MX
2
Tampa, US
2
Plocation not on record
2
Los Angeles, US
2
Bronx, US
2
Berlin, DE
1
Zapopan, MX
1
Fullerton, US
1
Corvallis, US
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Pomona Collegelocation not on record
1
Kew, GB
1
Karlsruhe, DE
1
Durham, US
1
Portland, US
1
Mérida, MX
1
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
1
Paris, FR
1
Denver, US
1
Bangkok, TH
1
Columbia, US
1
Santa Barbara, US
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record
1
43 institutions · 201 of 205 vouchered records shown · 4 without an institution code
