Latin name: Asclepias fascicularis Decne.
Pronunciation: as-KLEEP-ee-as fa-sik-yoo-LARE-is
Common name: Narrow-leaved milkweed
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Habitat: Dry ground, valleys, foothills to 6500' in many plant communities throughout Southern California
Blooming period: May to October
Name derivations: 1) Asclepias 2) fascicularis
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