Asclepias cooperi
| Asclepias cooperi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. cooperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. | |
Asclepias cooperi, or Cooper's milkweed, is a perennial species of milkweed. It is considered to be rare. This is an endemic species, restricted to South Africa. It occurs in a montane grassland biome at an altitude of between 650 and 1 400 m.[1][2]
It flowers from mid-December to January with large umbels of yellow flowers.[3]
References
- ↑ "Asclepias cooperi | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Asclepias cooperi". biodiversityadvisor.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "JSTOR Global Plants".