Organisms

Asclepias

A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. This is the true milkweed; APOCYNUM & EUPHORBIA hirta are rarely called milkweed. Asclepias asthmatica has been changed to TYLOPHORA.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. This is the true milkweed; APOCYNUM & EUPHORBIA hirta are rarely called milkweed. Asclepias asthmatica has been changed to TYLOPHORA.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Milkweed, Common
  • Asclepia
  • Common Milkweed
  • Common Milkweeds
  • Milkweeds, Common

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

for ASCLEPIAS ASTHMATICA see TYLOPHORA is also available

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.456w.500w.153w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Asclepias. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031108. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031108
  2. Asclepias. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias
  3. Asclepias. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162153