Index / Search / Asclepias amplexicaulis
§1 Plant
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
vernacular clasping milkweed — species · Asclepiadaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae Borkh.
- Genus
- Asclepias
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 725 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 725 counties across 33 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bradford 12007
- Columbia 12023
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Gulf 12045
- Hernando 12053
- Holmes 12059
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Leon 12073
- Liberty 12077
- Marion 12083
- Okaloosa 12091
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Ben Hill 13017
- Chatham 13051
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- Dougherty 13095
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Emanuel 13107
- Forsyth 13117
- Gilmer 13123
- Gordon 13129
- Haralson 13143
- Harris 13145
- Jefferson 13163
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- McDuffie 13189
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Paulding 13223
- Spalding 13255
- Stephens 13257
- Thomas 13275
- Upson 13293
- Washington 13303
- White 13311
- Wilcox 13315
Illinois view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Fayette 17051
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Daviess 18027
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Jasper 18073
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Newton 18111
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Barton 20009
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Miami 20121
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Stafford 20185
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Calloway 21035
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Edmonson 21061
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Livingston 21139
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Montgomery 21173
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Scott 21209
Louisiana view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barton 29011
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Dade 29057
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Greene 29077
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- New Madrid 29143
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 18 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Beaver 40007
- Beckham 40009
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Canadian 40017
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Creek 40037
- Garvin 40049
- Grady 40051
- Haskell 40061
- Kingfisher 40073
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- McClain 40087
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Stephens 40137
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clinton 42035
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Monroe 42089
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Pike 42103
- Warren 42123
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Union 45087
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Chester 47023
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Marshall 47117
- McMinn 47107
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
Texas view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Austin 48015
- Bastrop 48021
- Bexar 48029
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Caldwell 48055
- Cass 48067
- Dallas 48113
- Fannin 48147
- Grayson 48181
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Henderson 48213
- Houston 48225
- Lamar 48277
- Lavaca 48285
- Leon 48289
- Marion 48315
- Milam 48331
- Montgomery 48339
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- Smith 48423
- Tarrant 48439
- Tyler 48457
- Walker 48471
- Wilson 48493
- Wood 48499
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- La Crosse 55063
- Marquette 55077
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Trempealeau 55121
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ASAM ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3170332 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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