Index / Search / Asclepias viridiflora
§1 Plant
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
vernacular green comet 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
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 910 counties across 37 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 910 counties across 37 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Little River 05081
- Newton 05101
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Randolph 05121
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
Colorado view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Baca 08009
- Bent 08011
- Boulder 08013
- Cheyenne 08017
- Denver 08031
- El Paso 08041
- Fremont 08043
- Jefferson 08059
- Kiowa 08061
- Kit Carson 08063
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Lincoln 08073
- Logan 08075
- Otero 08089
- Phillips 08095
- Prowers 08099
- Pueblo 08101
- Sedgwick 08115
- Washington 08121
- Weld 08123
- Yuma 08125
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 101 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Lewis 21135
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- Meade 21163
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Martin 27091
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Renville 27129
- Scott 27139
- Stearns 27145
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
Mississippi view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Banner 31007
- Blaine 31009
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cedar 31027
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dodge 31053
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Garden 31069
- Garfield 31071
- Grant 31075
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Keya Paha 31103
- Lancaster 31109
- Logan 31113
- Loup 31115
- McPherson 31117
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Phelps 31137
- Richardson 31147
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 10 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Bertie 37015
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Iredell 37097
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wayne 37191
North Dakota view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- McHenry 38049
- McKenzie 38053
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Beckham 40009
- Bryan 40013
- Carter 40019
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Creek 40037
- Custer 40039
- Garfield 40047
- Grady 40051
- Greer 40055
- Johnston 40069
- Kingfisher 40073
- Kiowa 40075
- Le Flore 40079
- Logan 40083
- Love 40085
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Pawnee 40117
- Payne 40119
- Pontotoc 40123
- Roger Mills 40129
- Texas 40139
- Woods 40151
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Snyder 42109
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 15 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Brookings 46011
- Brule 46015
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Dewey 46041
- Fall River 46047
- Grant 46051
- Haakon 46055
- Hanson 46061
- Harding 46063
- Hutchinson 46067
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Mellette 46095
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Roberts 46109
- Spink 46115
- Stanley 46117
- Todd 46121
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
- Yankton 46135
Tennessee view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Bailey 48017
- Bastrop 48021
- Baylor 48023
- Blanco 48031
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Burleson 48051
- Burnet 48053
- Calhoun 48057
- Cass 48067
- Chambers 48071
- Collin 48085
- Collingsworth 48087
- Colorado 48089
- Cooke 48097
- Cottle 48101
- Crosby 48107
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Denton 48121
- DeWitt 48123
- Edwards 48137
- Fayette 48149
- Fort Bend 48157
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gillespie 48171
- Grayson 48181
- Grimes 48185
- Hamilton 48193
- Harris 48201
- Hartley 48205
- Haskell 48207
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hill 48217
- Hutchinson 48233
- Karnes 48255
- Kendall 48259
- Kerr 48265
- Lavaca 48285
- Leon 48289
- Lipscomb 48295
- Lubbock 48303
- Madison 48313
- Matagorda 48321
- McLennan 48309
- Mills 48333
- Montgomery 48339
- Motley 48345
- Ochiltree 48357
- Potter 48375
- Randall 48381
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- San Patricio 48409
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
- Uvalde 48463
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Williamson 48491
- Wise 48497
Virginia view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Botetourt 51023
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- Vernon 55123
- 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/ASVI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3170313 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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