Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Asclepiadaceae ¦ Asclepias ¦ Asclepias ruthiae ¦ 03955

Label

Accession No.	03955
Family	Asclepiadaceae
Species	Asclepias ruthiae Maguire
Common name	"Ruth's milkweed"
Collector Information	B. Farland (s.n.) 14 May 1988
Geography	United States, Utah, Emery County
Locality	San Rafael Swell, Buckhorn near tunnels.
Ecology	sandy soil.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Asclepias uncialis ssp. ruthiae (Maguire) Kartesz & Gandhi
     Asclepias eastwoodiana Barneby
     Asclepias ruthiae Maguire
     Asclepias sanjuanensis Heil, J.M. Porter & Welsh
     Asclepias uncialis var. ruthiae (Maguire) E. Sundell

Common Name(s): Ruth's milkweed.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=524889, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Gentianales
                                Family: Asclepiadaceae
                                    Genus: Asclepias
                                        Species: Asclepias uncialis
                                            Subspecies: Asclepias uncialis ssp. ruthiae