Definition of Asclepias purpurascens

1. Noun. Perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers.

Exact synonyms: Purple Silkweed
Generic synonyms: Milkweed, Silkweed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asclepias Purpurascens

Aschner's reflex
Aschner-Dagnini reflex
Aschoff bodies
Aschoff body
Aschoff cell
Aschoff nodules
Ascidiaceae
Asclepia meadii
Asclepiad
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias albicans
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias meadii
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias subverticillata
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepius
Ascoli
Ascoli's test
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli reaction
Ascomycota
Ascophyllum
Ascophyllum nodosum
Aseem

Literary usage of Asclepias purpurascens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"asclepias purpurascens L. Purple Milkweed. Over the whole state, infrequent. ASCLEPIAS QUADRIFOLIA L. Throughout the state but not abundant. ..."

2. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"asclepias purpurascens L. Purple Milkweed. Thickets and dry banks. AC Herb.: Fargo 470. ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA L. Swamp Milkweed. AC Herb. ..."

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