Latin name: Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn. Pronunciation: as-KLEEP-ee-as ves-TIE-ta Common name: Woolly milkweed Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane) Habitat: Dry flats and slopes, desert canyons to 4500', Transverse Range, Mojave Desert Blooming period: April to June Name derivations: 1) Asclepias 2) vestita |
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