There are 18 native species of Milkweed (Asclepias) in Florida.

Here they are in alphabetical order, by scientific name:

Florida Native Milkweed

Asclepias amplexicaulis – Clasping Milkweed

Asclepias cinerea – Carolina Milkweed

Asclepias connivens – Largeflower Milkweed

Asclepias curtissii – Curtiss’ Milkweed

Asclepias feayi – Florida Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata – Pinewoods Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata – Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias lanceolata – Fewflower Milkweed

Asclepias michauxii – Michaux’s Milkweed

Asclepias obovata – Pineland Milkweed

Asclepias pedicellata – Savannah Milkweed

Asclepias perennis -Aquatic Milkweed

Asclepias rubra – Red Milkweed

Asclepias tomentosa – Velvetleaf Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa – Butterflyweed; Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias variegata – Redring Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias viridiflora – Green Milkweed

Asclepias viridis – Green Antelopehorn

Asclepias viridula – Southern Milkweed; Green Milkweed

By learning and knowing more about Florida native Milkweed species, we can help maintain and even restore these beautiful flowers. This will help restore Monarch Butterflies… one day at a time!

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2023. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.