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Green Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
 Dicots
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New York State Distribution [-]
This milkweed is known from scattered locations within the Harlem Valley, Staten Island, and west-central Long Island. It is most abundant on the serpentine outcrops of Staten Island.

Global Distribution [-]
A milkweed known from Connecticut and southern New York, west to Michigan and Manitoba, and south to Georgia, Arizona and northern Mexico. It is more common in the western portions of the range.
Best Places to See
• Hook Mountain (Rockland County)
• Latourette Park (Richmond County)
• Nellie Hill (Dutchess County)

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Please cite this page as:
New York Natural Heritage Program. 2013. Online Conservation Guide for Asclepias viridiflora. Available from: http://www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id=8733. Accessed May 19th, 2013.
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