What are the Native Milkweed Species for Sumter County, Florida?

ByJohnny June 30, 2023July 29, 2023

Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida with a population of just over 130,000.

Sumter County Florida has eight Milkweed species recognized as native. Here is the list of Sumter County Milkweeds:

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Sumter County Native Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata SANDHILL MILKWEED; PINEWOODS MILKWEED
Asclepias lanceolata FEWFLOWER MILKWEED
Asclepias longifolia LONGLEAF MILKWEED
Asclepias pedicellata SAVANNAH MILKWEED
Asclepias tomentosa VELVETLEAF MILKWEED
Asclepias tuberosa BUTTERFLYWEED; BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
Asclepias verticillata WHORLED MILKWEED
Asclepias viridis GREEN ANTELOPEHORN

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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.

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