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| Species Name | ||||
| Asclepias - Maps/Photos | ||||
| 1. | Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | |||
| Common Name: clasping milkweed | ||||
| 2. | Asclepias exaltata L. | |||
| NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator | ||||
| Common Name: poke milkweed | ||||
| 3. | Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woods. | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland | ||||
| Common Name: green milkweed | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Acerates hirtella Pennell | ||||
| 4. | Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland | ||||
| Common Name: swamp milkweed | ||||
| 5. | Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra | |||
| Common Name: swamp milkweed | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. ex Willd. | ||||
| 6. | Asclepias perennis Walt. | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland | ||||
| Common Name: aquatic milkweed | ||||
| 7. | Asclepias purpurascens L. (TN Special Concern Species) | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland | ||||
| Common Name: purple milkweed | ||||
| 8. | Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. | |||
| Common Name: fourleaf milkweed | ||||
| 9. | Asclepias syriaca L. | |||
| Common Name: common milkweed | ||||
| 10. | Asclepias tuberosa L. | |||
| Common Name: butterfly milkweed | ||||
| 11. | Asclepias variegata L. | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland | ||||
| Common Name: redring milkweed | ||||
| 12. | Asclepias verticillata L. | |||
| Common Name: whorled milkweed | ||||
| 13. | Asclepias viridiflora Raf. | |||
| Common Name: green comet milkweed | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Acerates viridiflora (Raf.) Pursh ex Eat. | ||||
| 14. | Asclepias viridis Walt. | |||
| Common Name: green antelopehorn | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Asclepiodora viridis (Walt.) Gray | ||||
| Cynanchum - Maps/Photos | ||||
| 15. | Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers. | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Facultative | ||||
| Common Name: honeyvine | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Ampelamus albidus (Nutt.) Britt. | ||||
| Matelea - Maps/Photos | ||||
| 16. | Matelea carolinensis (Jacq.) Woods. | |||
| Common Name: maroon Carolina milkvine | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Gonolobus carolinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex J.A. Schultes, non Nutt. | ||||
| 17. | Matelea gonocarpos (Walt.) Shinners | |||
| NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland | ||||
| Common Name: angularfruit milkvine | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Gonolobus gonocarpos (Walt.) Perry | ||||
| 18. | Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woods. | |||
| Common Name: climbing milkvine | ||||
| Synonymns: | ||||
| Gonolobus shortii Gray | ||||
| Gonolobus obliquus (Jacq.) R. Br. ex J.A. Schultes | ||||
| Periploca - Maps/Photos | ||||
| 19. | Periploca graeca L.* | |||
| Common Name: silkvine | ||||
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