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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements3 literature sources5 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 149 records
01Narrative
Asclepias texana, commonly called Texas milkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is native to North America, where it is widespread in the regions of the Chihuahuan Desert and Edwards Plateau. Its range spans from the states of Durango and Coahuilla in Mexico, north to the state of Texas in the United States.Nabhan, G., S. Buckley, and H. Dial. 2015. Pollinator Plants of the Desert Southwest: Native Milkweeds (Asclepias spp) United States Department of Agriculture Its natural habitat is in dry rocky areas in canyons or along arroyos. Asclepias texana is a shrubby perennial, growing to ~2 feet tall. It produces bright white flowers in the summer.
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 accuracy73% within 1 km
≤100 m 488≤1 km 81≤10 km 60>10 km 150
779 georeferenced · 126 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor905
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 accuracy43% within 1 km
≤100 m 45≤1 km 13≤10 km 46>10 km 32
136 georeferenced · 97 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence233
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 institutions22 of 25 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Austin, US
84
Fort Worth, US
35
Bronx, US
27
Chicago, US
13
Philadelphia, US
10
Mexico City, MX
7
Saint Louis, US
7
Austin, US
7
San Angelo, US
6
Mexico City, MX
6
EL PASO, US
5
St. Paul, US
4
BAYLUlocation not on record
3
Durango, MX
3
Riverside, US
3
ASUlocation not on record
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Portland, US
1
Phoenix, US
1
Guasave, MX
1
Denver, US
1
Claremont, US
1
Lubbock, US
1
Logan, US
1
Denton, US
1
25 institutions · 231 of 233 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
