Complete List of Florida Native Milkweed
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.
