Flower ID: IMG_2323.JPG-07-14-2019 Flower name (scientific): Asclepias incarnata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) as-KLEE-pee-as in-kar-NAH-tuh Flower name (common): Swamp 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: From the Latin for flesh-colored, referring to the flower color. Common name origin: From the habitat and the ample milky sap arising from damaged stems or leaves. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (0.5 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 12 to 48 inches (30 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate (IL), narrowly lanceolate to ovate (MP). Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate (IL), narrowly lanceolate to ovate (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Streambanks, swamps, marshes, pond margins, wet fields, sun or semi-shade, wet to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Chippewa used the root of this plant as a pediatric aid. The Meskwaki used the root to prepare an anthelmintic (taenifuge) and as an emetic and a diuretic (Smith, p. 205, 1928). The Menominee employed the plant as a food source, the heads used to prepare a soup (Smith, p. 62, 1923). The Chippewa used the plant for cordage (Moerman, p. 107, 1998; Gilmore, p. 140, 1933). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Asclepias incarnata Linnaeus subsp. incarnata (The other subspecies is Asclepias incarnata subsp.pulchra (Ehrhart ex Willdenow) Woodson. This infraspecific is recorded from Texas and mostly the eastern US states.) Wetland Status (NC): OBL Wetland Status (MW): OBL