Asclepias labriformis

Species category

Weed

Common name

Utah 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

SpatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.
or obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length: 1 mm
  • Width: 5 mm
  • Thickness: 1 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asclepiadaceae

Valid name

Asclepias labriformis M.E Jones

 Asclepias labriformis.  True seed, texture rough.
Asclepias labriformis. True seed, texture rough.