322 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Rare. Dry open places : East Lyme (Graves), East Haven 

 and Southington (Bissell), Huntington (Harger), Bridgeport 

 (Eames). July. 



ASCLEPIADACEAE. MILKWEED FAMILY. 

 ASCLEPIAS L. Milkweed. Silkweed. 



Asclepias tuberosa L. (tuberous). 

 ■ Asclepias tuberosa L., var. decumbens Pursh. 

 Asclepias decumbens L. 

 Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy-root. 



Dry fields and roadsides. Rare in Litchfield County, occa- 

 sional to frequent in other sections. July — Aug. 



The root was formerly officinal and is used medicinally. 



Asclepias purpurascens L. (purplish). 

 Purple Milkweed. 



Occasional or frequent. Moist fields and open pastures. 

 June —July. 



Asclepias incarnata L. (flesh-colored). 

 Swamp Milkweed. 



Borders of ponds and streams. Occasional along the 

 Connecticut and Housatonic Rivers and in the northwestern 

 part of the state; rare elsewhere. July — Aug. 

 Asclepias incarnata L., var. pulchra (Ehrh.) Pers. (beautiful). 

 Asclepias pulchra Ehrh. 

 Swamp Milkweed. 



Swamps and wet places. Frequent except in Litchfield 

 County where it is occasional or rare. July — Aug. 



The root is medicinal. 



Asclepias syriaca L. 



Asclepias Cornuti Dene. 

 Common Milkweed or Silkweed. 



Common. Roadsides, pastures and waste places. July — 

 Aug. 



The root is medicinal. The young shoots are used as 

 Asparagus. Sometimes troublesome as a weed. 



