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Asclepias texana A.Heller
Apocynaceae

Asclepias texana A.Heller

Asclepias texana A.Heller

Asclepias texana (Texas milkweed) is a shrubby perennial flowering plant native to parts of Mexico and the US.

Asclepias tomentosa Elliott
Apocynaceae

Asclepias tomentosa Elliott

Asclepias tomentosa Elliott

Asclepias tomentosa (tuba milkweed) is a perennial dicot flowering milkweed native to the southeastern US.

Asclepias tuberosa L.
Apocynaceae

Asclepias tuberosa L.

Asclepias tuberosa L.

Asclepias tuberosa L., commonly butterfly weed, is a perennial milkweed with bright flowers, toxic properties, and historic medicinal and food uses.

Asclepias variegata L.
Apocynaceae

Asclepias variegata L.

Asclepias variegata L.

Asclepias variegata is a perennial herb with white flowers that grows in upland North American woodlands and tolerates regular fire.

Asclepias verticillata L.
Apocynaceae

Asclepias verticillata L.

Asclepias verticillata L.

Asclepias verticillata, the whorled milkweed, is a North American native perennial milkweed toxic to livestock and used by Native Americans for medicine.

Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
Apocynaceae

Asclepias viridiflora Raf.

Asclepias viridiflora Raf.

Asclepias viridiflora, or green comet milkweed, is a widely distributed North American milkweed with greenish-white flowers.

Asclepias viridis Walter
Apocynaceae

Asclepias viridis Walter

Asclepias viridis Walter

Asclepias viridis is a North American milkweed that is a key host plant for monarch butterflies.

Asemeia grandiflora (Walter) Small
Polygalaceae

Asemeia grandiflora (Walter) Small

Asemeia grandiflora (Walter) Small

Asemeia grandiflora is an herb native to the southeastern US that grows in sandy or mesic open habitats and blooms in summer.

Asimina longifolia Kral
Annonaceae

Asimina longifolia Kral

Asimina longifolia Kral

Asimina longifolia Kral is a small 2–3 ft shrub with long narrow leaves and white flowers native to dry southeastern US forest habitats.

Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash
Annonaceae

Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash

Asimina obovata (Willd.) Nash

Asimina obovata is a shrub or tree species with alternately arranged pinnate-veined leaves, large flowers and fruits.

Asimina parviflora (Michx.) Dunal
Annonaceae

Asimina parviflora (Michx.) Dunal

Asimina parviflora (Michx.) Dunal

Asimina parviflora, or small-flower pawpaw, is a Southeastern US native shrub with edible fruit and documented medicinal uses.

Asimina pygmaea (W.Bartram) Dunal
Annonaceae

Asimina pygmaea (W.Bartram) Dunal

Asimina pygmaea (W.Bartram) Dunal

Asimina pygmaea is a small North American shrub with scented brown-crimson flowers that grows in sandy pine and open habitats.

Asimina reticulata Shuttlew. ex Chapm.
Annonaceae

Asimina reticulata Shuttlew. ex Chapm.

Asimina reticulata Shuttlew. ex Chapm.

Asimina reticulata is a small shrub with distinct colored bark and flowers, found in sandy habitats like piney flatwoods.

Asimina speciosa Nash
Annonaceae

Asimina speciosa Nash

Asimina speciosa Nash

Asimina speciosa is a woolly pawpaw shrub species in the Annonaceae family native to North America.

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Annonaceae

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal

Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal

Asimina triloba, or pawpaw, is a temperate North American native small tree grown for its edible large custardy fruit, and used in restoration.

Askellia pygmaea (Ledeb.) Sennikov
Asteraceae

Askellia pygmaea (Ledeb.) Sennikov

Askellia pygmaea (Ledeb.) Sennikov

Askellia pygmaea is a small perennial flowering plant native to North America and Central/East Asia.

Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren
Fabaceae

Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren

Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren

The lectotype of Aspalathus angustifolia, designated by Dahlgren in 1968, is an illustration from Plukenet (1694, 1696), and the typotype is Herb. Sloane 100:68 (BM - SL).

Aspalathus callosa L.
Fabaceae

Aspalathus callosa L.

Aspalathus callosa L.

The lectotype of Aspalathus callosa L. is an icon in Plukenet (1700), and its typotype is Herb. Sloane 92: 54 (BM - SL) as designated by Dahlgren in 1966.

Aspalathus cordata (L.) R.Dahlgren
Fabaceae

Aspalathus cordata (L.) R.Dahlgren

Aspalathus cordata (L.) R.Dahlgren

Campbell & Van Wyk (2001) treat Aspalathus cordata as a synonym of Rafnia triflora, cite B. cordata with issues in page - number and locality, and don't indicate different use of edition names or reject Dahlgren's type choice.

Aspalathus ericifolia L.
Fabaceae

Aspalathus ericifolia L.

Aspalathus ericifolia L.

For Aspalathus ericifolia L., the specific epithet was 'ericefolia' in the protologue, and Dahlgren first noted 893.15 (LINN) as 'orig. coll.' then 'type' in 1988.

Aspalathus quinquefolia L.
Fabaceae

Aspalathus quinquefolia L.

Aspalathus quinquefolia L.

Dahlgren in 1988 indicated Herb. Linn. No. 295.19 (S) as the lectotype of Aspalathus quinquefolia L., but it's not original as it lacks Linnaeus' annotation.

Aspalathus spinosa L.
Fabaceae

Aspalathus spinosa L.

Aspalathus spinosa L.

Dahlgren in 1966 indicated 893.2 (LINN) as "orig. coll." for Aspalathus spinosa L., and clarified it to "type" in 1988.

Asparagopsis armata Harv.
Bonnemaisoniaceae

Asparagopsis armata Harv.

Asparagopsis armata Harv.

Asparagopsis armata Harv. is an invasive red alga native to the Southern Hemisphere with a triphasic heteromorphic life cycle.

Asparagus acutifolius L.
Asparagaceae

Asparagus acutifolius L.

Asparagus acutifolius L.

Asparagus acutifolius L. is a Mediterranean dioecious asparagus whose spring shoots are locally eaten in Croatia.

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