Photo by Leslie Eguchi
				 Photo by Leslie Eguchi
 
				Photo by Leslie Eguchi
				 Photo by Leslie Eguchi
 
				Photo by Leslie Eguchi
				 Photo by Leslie Eguchi
				Photo by Leslie Eguchi
				 
			
		
	 
 
	
		
		
		
		Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
		
Antelopehorn Milkweed. 
		
Asclepias asperula. 
		
Dogbane (Apocynaceae) family.
	
	 
		
			
				The flowers are tightly clustered in rounded, up to 3 inch (7.6 cm) wide umbels. The individual flowers have 5 upcurved, point-tipped, green petals and 5 spreading and upcurved, magenta and white hoods. The flowers are followed by erect, green and maroon-tinged, narrowly teardrop-shaped, up to 4 inch (10 cm) long follicles (fruit). The leaves are green, finely haired, alternate or irregularly grouped, narrowly lance-shaped, and up to 8 inches (20 cm) long. The stems are upright or sprawling, unbranched, and covered with fine, short hairs. The plants ooze milky white sap if damaged.
				
				
Santa Catalina Mountains.
				
Oracle State Park.
				
Location: Nature Loop Trail.
				
4/16/17
				
						
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