Asclepias incarnata

Species category

Weed

Common name

swamp milkweed

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Oblanceolate

Size

  • Length: 8–9 mm
  • Width: 5–6 mm
  • Thickness: 0.2 mm

Color

Reddish brown to brown

Texture

Dimples on wings are papery and faint.

Other structures

Marginal wing

Identification notes

Many of the milkweeds look similar. This one has the typical rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
along one side and the raised outline of the embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
on the other.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asclepiadaceae

Valid name

Asclepias incarnata L.

 Asclepias incarnata.  Dimples on wings are papery and faint.
Asclepias incarnata. Dimples on wings are papery and faint.