Specimen Details Report a Problem Species: Asclepias tuberosa Collection Date: August 30, 1955 Bar Code ID: 000027545 UUID: 2bb5a44a-f1c3-457f-9e0c-93dfca46229b Collectors: R. L. Wilbur Collector's Identifier: 4815 Flower Buds Present?: False Flowers Present?: True Country: United States State or Province: North Carolina County or Parish: Buncombe Fips Code: 37021 Nearest Named Place: Weaverville View Image  View JPEG Download JPEG (0.99 MB) Download TIFF (35.97 MB) Verbatim Directions to Locality: about 1 mile north of Weaverville on Rt. 23. Habitat: along weedy roadside. Plant Morphology Observations: herb about 1.2 m. high; petals red; hood and horns orange. Local Abundance Observations: occasional. Type of Donor: Herbarium Donor: The Herbarium of North Carolina State College Non digital information?: N Related links (open in new browser tab) USDA Plants Database USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Integrated Taxonomic Information System Google Images International Plant Names Index University of Florida Herbarium Morphbank