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Balloon Plant
Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Gentianales » family Apocynaceae » genus Asclepias - milkweed

Scientific synonyms

Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.

Other names

= Balloon Cotton Bush

= Cotton Bush
= Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush

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Links and literature

Pest Information Wiki [Asclepias_physocarpa_(weed)]

Pest Information Wiki [http://wiki.pestinfo.org] [as Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schltr.]
Data retrieved on: 5 March 2016

PLANTS Database [ASPH2]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [97670-1]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.]
Data retrieved on: 1 February 2025

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