Asclepias

Asclepias

Synonymy

Source: Marhold, K. (2011+): Apocynaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Asclepias L., Sp. Pl.: 214. 1753

    Distribution

    Eg Hs IJ Sn [Au(A) nBH Bu nCa(C F G L P T) nCg Cm Co nCr nCs Ct Cy Ga(F) Ge Hs(S) Hu It Lt Ma Md(M P) Mo Si(M) Sk Sl Sr] 

    Euro+Med: Austria, with Liechtenstein (Austria introduced); Bosnia-Herzegovina naturalised; Bulgaria introduced; Canary islands (Fuerteventura naturalised, Gomera naturalised, Gran Canaria naturalised, La Palma naturalised, Lanzarote naturalised, Tenerife naturalised); Corsica introduced; Crete, with Karpathos naturalised; Crimea introduced; Croatia introduced; Cyprus introduced; Czech Republic naturalised; Egypt native; Former Yugoslavia introduced; France, with Channel is. and Monaco (France introduced); Germany introduced; Hungary introduced; Israel/Palestine-Jordan native; Italy, with San Marino and Vatican City introduced; Lithuania introduced; Madeira archipelago (Madeira island introduced, Porto Santo introduced); Moldova introduced; Montenegro naturalised; Morocco introduced; Serbia, with Kosovo introduced; Sicily, with Malta (Malta introduced); Sinai native; Slovakia introduced; Slovenia introduced; Spain, with Gibraltar and Andorra native (Spain introduced); Ukraine, with Crimea introduced

    Common Names

    Finnish (Finland): silkkiyrtitA; Greek, Modern (1453-) (Greece): ΑσκληπιάςB; Swedish (Sweden & Finland): sidenörterA

    Bibliography

    A. Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS
    B. Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai