Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Asclepias macrotis is easily recognized by its long, filiform leaves with reflexed margins and its greenish white flowers. It is a rather delicate looking plant for an Asclepias. The base is quite woody (suffrutescent) and it usually has only 1-5 flowers per umbel. The long horns on the hoods are quite obvious. Asclepias macrotis is found rather infrequently in the Gila, in rocky draws or limestone ridges.
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Asclepias macrotis, photo Russ Kleinman & Jim O'Hara, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 10, 2011
Asclepias macrotis, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Jim O'Hara, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 10, 2011
Asclepias macrotis, filiform leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Jim O'Hara, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 10, 2011
Asclepias macrotis, flowers measured closeup, photo Russ Kleinman & Jim O'Hara, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 10, 2011
Asclepias macrotis, flower measured closeup, photo Russ Kleinman & Jim O'Hara, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 10, 2011
Asclepias macrotis, leaves measured closeup, photo Russ Kleinman & Jim O'Hara, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 10, 2011
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