Asclepias curassavica
(Red-headed cottonbush)
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FAMILY |
Apocynaceae / Asclepiadaceae |
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Species |
Asclepias curassavica |
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Common name(s) |
Red-headed cottonbush |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers orange-red; shrub to 1 m tall. |
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Distinguishing features |
Plants with opposite, entire leaves, 7-10 cm long, to 1.2 cm wide; latex present. Flowers in clusters at the ends of the branches, orange-red. Fruit are follicles about 7.5 cm long, 1.2 cm diameter. Seeds bear tufts of long, white silky hairs. |
