Specimen Details Report a Problem Species: Asclepias tuberosa Collection Date: August 17, 1955 Bar Code ID: 000027549 UUID: 50e62886-09bf-4d18-9164-a8e1408e80f8 Collectors: R. L. Wilbur Collector's Identifier: 4285 Flower Buds Present?: True Flowers Present?: True Country: United States State or Province: North Carolina County or Parish: Alexander Fips Code: 37003 Nearest Named Place: Taylorsville View Image  View JPEG Download JPEG (1.29 MB) Download TIFF (35.98 MB) Verbatim Directions to Locality: about 5.5 miles north of Taylorsville on Route 16. Habitat: in weedy field. Plant Morphology Observations: petals, hoods and horns orange-red. Local Abundance Observations: common. 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