Latin name: Asclepias albicans S. Watson
Pronunciation: as-KLEEP-ee-as AL-bi-kans
Common name: White-stemmed milkweed
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogband)
Habitat: Dry washes and stony slopes to 4000', deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Asclepias 2) albicans
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