Asclepias quadrifolia
| Asclepias quadrifolia | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. quadrifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. | |
Asclepias quadrifolia is a species of milkweed commonly called Fourleaf milkweed or Purple milkweed. It is a perennial native to the eastern United States and Canada. Unlike more commonly-known species such as common milkweed or butterflyweed, it is a woodland denizen. It blooms late spring to mid-summer.