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Shrubby Milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Asclepias angustifolia Schweigg.
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, Pignatti, 1982, wikipedia UK, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Australia Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Cameroon Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, France Species List, Georgia Species List, Greece Species List, India Species List, Italy Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Lesotho Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Paraguay Species List, Portugal Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Sweden Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Tunisia Species List, Uganda Species List, Venezuela Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AZ, NCBI, and United States Species List
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Recognized by Furui 2020
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Ait.
Species recognized by GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and Mozambique Species List
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF national node type records UK, and GBIF national node type records Germany
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton
Recognized by eFloras
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, GGBN data coverage, and TRY database summary
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Recognized by Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution, European Vegetation Archive (EVA), BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Asclepias crassifolia L.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Asclepias fruticosa
Synonym according to NCBI
Gomphocarpus abyssinicus Hochst.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Gomphocarpus niveus Boj.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Gomphocarpus purpurascens A. Rich.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Asclepias angustifolia Schweigg.
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asclepias fruticosa L.
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

Shrubby milkweed preferred
Recognized by admin
Milkweed
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Afrikaans

Gewone melkbos preferred
Recognized by admin

Finnish

Pensaspiikkirakko preferred
Recognized by admin

Italian

Falso Cotone preferred
Recognized by Pignatti, 1982

Japanese

フウセントウワタ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
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Curated hierarchies for Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus (Forsk.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. fil.) P. V. Bruyns
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus integer (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus longissimus (N. E. Br.) K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Meyer
Gomphocarpus praticola (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N. E. Br.) Bull.
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Apocynaceae Juss.
Asclepiadoideae Burnett
Gomphocarpus R. Br.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. fil.) Bruyns
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr.
Gomphocarpus integer (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.
Gomphocarpus praticola (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus semilunatus A. Rich.
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N. E. Br.) Bull.
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus (Forsk.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. fil.) P. V. Bruyns
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus integer (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus longissimus (N. E. Br.) K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Meyer
Gomphocarpus praticola (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N. E. Br.) Bull.
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus ssp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus ssp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus fruticosus ssp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus ssp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus ssp. setosus (Forsk.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. fil.) P. V. Bruyns
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus integer (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus longissimus (N. E. Br.) K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Meyer
Gomphocarpus praticola (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N. E. Br.) Bull.
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus (Forsk.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. fil.) P. V. Bruyns
Gomphocarpus filiformis (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus integer (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus longissimus (N. E. Br.) K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Meyer
Gomphocarpus praticola (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N. E. Br.) Bull.
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Asclepias L.
Asclepias angustifolia Schweigg. (this page)
Asclepias albicans S. Watson
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm.
Asclepias arenaria Torr.
Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.
Asclepias californica Greene
Asclepias cinerea Walter
Asclepias cordifolia Jeps.
Asclepias cryptoceras S. Watson
Asclepias curassavica L.
Asclepias curtissii A. Gray
Asclepias cutleri Woodson
Asclepias elata Benth.
Asclepias engelmanniana Woodson
Asclepias eriocarpa Benth.
Asclepias erosa Torr.
Asclepias exaltata L.
Asclepias fascicularis Decne.
Asclepias feayi Chapm. ex A. Gray
Asclepias glaucescens Kunth
Asclepias hallii A. Gray
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson
Asclepias humistrata Walter
Asclepias hypoleuca (A. Gray) Woodson
Asclepias incarnata L.
Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
Asclepias labriformis M. E. Jones
Asclepias lanceolata Walter
Asclepias lanuginosa Nutt.
Asclepias latifolia Raf.
Asclepias lemmonii A. Gray
Asclepias linaria Cav.
Asclepias linearis Scheele
Asclepias longifolia Michx.
Asclepias macrosperma Eastw.
Asclepias macrotis Torr.
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex A. Gray
Asclepias michauxii Decne.
Asclepias nivea L.
Asclepias nummularia Torr.
Asclepias nyctaginifolia A. Gray
Asclepias obovata Elliott
Asclepias oenotheroides Cham. & Schltdl.
Asclepias otarioides E. Fourn.
Asclepias ovalifolia Decne.
Asclepias pedicellata Walter
Asclepias perennis Walter
Asclepias prostrata W. H. Blackw.
Asclepias pumila Vail
Asclepias purpurascens L.
Asclepias pygmaea N. E. Br.
Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq.
Asclepias quinquedentata A. Gray
Asclepias radiata S. Moore
Asclepias rara N. E. Br.
Asclepias rosea Kunth
Asclepias rubra L.
Asclepias rusbyi (Vail) Woodson
Asclepias scaposa Vail
Asclepias schaffneri A. Gray
Asclepias scheryi Woodson
Asclepias schlechteri N. E. Br.
Asclepias schumanniana Hiern
Asclepias selloana E. Fourn.
Asclepias similis Hemsl.
Asclepias solanoana Woodson
Asclepias solstitialis A. Chev.
Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Asclepias speciosa × Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias sperryi Woodson
Asclepias sphacelata N. E. Br.
Asclepias standleyi Woodson
Asclepias stellifera Schltr.
Asclepias stenophylla A. Gray
Asclepias subaphylla Woodson
Asclepias subulata Decne.
Asclepias subverticillata Vail
Asclepias subviridis S. Moore
Asclepias sullivantii Engelm. ex A. Gray
Asclepias syriaca L.
Asclepias tanganyikensis E. A. Bruce
Asclepias tapalpana M. E. Jones
Asclepias texana Heller
Asclepias tomentosa Elliott
Asclepias tuberosa L.
Asclepias ulophylla Schltr.
Asclepias uncialis Greene
Asclepias variegata L.
Asclepias velutina Schltr.
Asclepias verticillata L.
Asclepias vestita Hook. & Arn.
Asclepias vicaria N. E. Br.
Asclepias vinosa (E. Fourn.) Woodson
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
Asclepias viridis Walter
Asclepias viridula Chapm.
Asclepias virletii E. Fourn.
Asclepias welshii N. H. Holmgren & P. K. Holmgren
Asclepias woodii Schltr.
Asclepias woodsoniana Standl. & Steyerm.
Asclepias zanthodacryon (L. B. Sm.) Woodson
120 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus R. Br.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Ait. (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus (Forssk.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. fil.) Bruyns
Gomphocarpus filiformis D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus integer (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus kaessneri (N. E. Br.) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus longissimus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus munonguensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus munonquensis (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus peltiger (E. Mey.) D. Dietr.
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae (N. E. Br.) Goyder
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.
Gomphocarpus praticola (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus purpurescens A. Gray
Gomphocarpus rivularis Schltr.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectans K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus setosus Forssk.
Gomphocarpus sinaicus Boiss.
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus Oliv.
Gomphocarpus stolzianus K. Schum.
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii (S. Moore) Goyder & Nicholas
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius (N. E. Br.) Bullock
Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch.
Gomphocarpus tometosus

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Asteranae
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Gomphocarpus R. Br.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W. T. Aiton (this page)
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
asterids
lamiids
Gentianales
Apocynaceae
Asclepiadoideae
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadinae
Gomphocarpus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus
Gomphocarpus abyssinicus
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Gomphocarpus filiformis
Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus
Gomphocarpus integer
Gomphocarpus kaessneri
Gomphocarpus munonquensis
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Gomphocarpus praticola
Gomphocarpus semilunatus
Gomphocarpus sinaicus
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius
Gomphocarpus tomentosus
unclassified Gomphocarpus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Dicotyledones
Sympetalae
Contortae
Apocynaceae
Asclepiadoideae
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadinae
Gomphocarpus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (this page)
Gomphocarpus fruticosus f. brasiliensis
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. decipiens
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. flavidus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus
Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. setosus
Gomphocarpus abyssinicus
Gomphocarpus acerateoides
Gomphocarpus adscendens
Gomphocarpus albens
Gomphocarpus angustifolius
Gomphocarpus appendiculatus
Gomphocarpus asclepiaceus
Gomphocarpus asper
Gomphocarpus asperifolius
Gomphocarpus aureus
Gomphocarpus auriculatus
Gomphocarpus bisacculatus
Gomphocarpus brevipes
Gomphocarpus buchwaldii
Gomphocarpus campanulatus
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Gomphocarpus carinatus
Gomphocarpus concinnus
Gomphocarpus concolor
Gomphocarpus cordifolius
Gomphocarpus coronarius
Gomphocarpus cultriformis
Gomphocarpus dealbatus
Gomphocarpus depressus
Gomphocarpus diploglossus
Gomphocarpus eminens
Gomphocarpus fallax
Gomphocarpus filiformis
Gomphocarpus foliosus
Gomphocarpus fragrans
Gomphocarpus galpinii
Gomphocarpus geminatus
Gomphocarpus geminiflorus
Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus
Gomphocarpus grandiflorus
Gomphocarpus humilis
Gomphocarpus hypoleucus
Gomphocarpus insignis
Gomphocarpus integer
Gomphocarpus kaessneri
Gomphocarpus laevigatus
Gomphocarpus lineolatus
Gomphocarpus lisianthoides
Gomphocarpus longissimus
Gomphocarpus macroglossus
Gomphocarpus macropus
Gomphocarpus meliodorus
Gomphocarpus meyerianus
Gomphocarpus multiflorus
Gomphocarpus munonquensis
Gomphocarpus niveus
Gomphocarpus ochroleucus
Gomphocarpus orbicularis
Gomphocarpus ovatus
Gomphocarpus oxytropis
Gomphocarpus pachyglossus
Gomphocarpus palmeri
Gomphocarpus palustris
Gomphocarpus parviflorus
Gomphocarpus pauciflorus
Gomphocarpus peltiger
Gomphocarpus phillipsiae
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
Gomphocarpus praticola
Gomphocarpus purpurascens
Gomphocarpus rectinervis
Gomphocarpus reflectens
Gomphocarpus rhinophyllus
Gomphocarpus rigidus
Gomphocarpus rivularis
Gomphocarpus robustus
Gomphocarpus rubioides
Gomphocarpus scaber
Gomphocarpus schimperi
Gomphocarpus schinzianus
Gomphocarpus schizoglossoides
Gomphocarpus schlechteri
Gomphocarpus semiamplectens
Gomphocarpus semilunatus
Gomphocarpus sessilis
Gomphocarpus simplex
Gomphocarpus sinaicus
Gomphocarpus stenoglossus
Gomphocarpus stenophyllus
Gomphocarpus stockenstromensis
Gomphocarpus stolzianus
Gomphocarpus suaveolens
Gomphocarpus subsect. Trachycalymma
Gomphocarpus swynnertonii
Gomphocarpus tenuifolius
Gomphocarpus tomentosus
Gomphocarpus torreyi
Gomphocarpus transvaalensis
Gomphocarpus trifurcatus
Gomphocarpus validus
Gomphocarpus velutinus
Gomphocarpus viridis
Gomphocarpus volubilis
Gomphocarpus woodii
Gomphocarpus × frederici
21 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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