Asclepias nivea

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Asclepias nivea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species:
A. nivea
Binomial name
Asclepias nivea
L.

Asclepias nivea, the Caribbean milkweed, is a species of milkweed. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.