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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
clasping milkweed, sand milkweed
Asclepias: named for the Greek god of healing Asklepios
amplexicaulis: stem-clasping
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to weakly-erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb, single stem, milky juice |
| Flower: | pink to greenish, 5-parted, 5/8" tall,  flattened horns attached well below the hoods; inflorescence usually 1 erect, stalked, many-flowered, large terminal umbel; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | 4"-5" long pods with many seeds on fine hairs |
| Leaf: | 2-5 pairs, opposite, short to mostly stalkless, oval to widely-oblong, smooth, blunt tips, rounded to heart-shaped bases, and wavy edges |
| Habitat: | sun to partial sun; dry; prairies, woods; in sandy soil |
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