Flower ID: IMG_8008.JPG-08-01-2023 Flower name (scientific): Asclepias exaltata Linnaeus PY: 1756. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) as-KLEE-pee-as eks-all-TAY-tuh Flower name (common): Poke Milkweed Family name (common): Dogbane Family name (scientific): Apocynaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Ancient Greek Ásklēpiós (Asklepios), God of healing (medicine). Specific epithet: Latin for very tall, which refers to the plant height. Common name origin: A former name for this plant was Asclepias phytolaccoides, which supposedly had leaves resembling Phytolacca americana, commonly called pokeweed. Milkweed comes from the ample milky sap arising from damaged stems or leaves. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (8 to 13 mm). About 6 to 9 mm wide and about 13 mm long. Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical Plant description: Size: 36 to 60 inches (91 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate-elliptic to ovate (IL), ovate or broadly elliptic (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, woodland margins, moist, semi shade to shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes when in bloom. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconin. The roots employed by the Omaha and the Ponca to treat stomach issues (Moerman, p. 107, 1998). Latitude: 44.694180 Longitude: -91.579172 Altitude: 323.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): UPL Wetland Status (MW): UPL