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Checklist: Asclepias of New Mexico
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Identification Key (new version): Asclepias of New Mexico
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Apocynaceae
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Plant
habit
shrubs
aquatic & OBL wetland species
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
alternate
opposite
whorled
leaf attachment
sessile or nearly so
leaf stalk (petiole) clearly present
leaf (leaflet) margin
entire
revolute
leaf(let) base
attenuate
clasping
cordate
cuneate
obtuse
rounded
truncate
broadest point of leaf (leaflet)
broadest at middle
broadest below middle
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
corolla (petal) fusion
petals separate
fused, at least toward base
Asclepias of New Mexico
Nabhan, Buckley, Fishbein, and Gisler
Species Count: 23
Apocynaceae
Asclepias arenaria
Asclepias asperula
Asclepias brachystephana
Asclepias elata
Asclepias engelmanniana
Asclepias hypoleuca
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias involucrata
Asclepias latifolia
Asclepias linaria
Asclepias macrotis
Asclepias nummularia
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Asclepias oenotheroides
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias quinquedentata
Asclepias sanjuanensis
Asclepias scaposa
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias subverticillata
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias uncialis
Asclepias viridiflora