Mead S Milkweed. The plant is a federally listed threatened species due to this destruction of. Mead s milkweed asclepias meadii mead s milkweed is a perennial plant of the tallgrass prairies.
Herbs are broad leaved herbaceous non woody plant. This milkweed formerly occurred throughout the eastern tallgrass prairie region of the central united states from kansas through missouri and illinois and north to southern iowa and northwest indiana. Mead s milkweed is a federally threatened species.
Asclepias meadii is a rare species of milkweed known by the common name mead s milkweed it is native to the american midwest where it was probably once quite widespread in the tallgrass prairie.
Endangered species are animals and plants that are in danger of becoming extinct. It was listed as threatened in 1988. Mead s milkweed is a long lived tallgrass prairie herb belonging to the milkweed family asclepiadaceae. Mead s milkweed asclepias meadii by christopher david benda.