Mead S Milkweed Habitat. Populations rarely numbering more than 20 plants are found on unplowed bluestem prairie in missouri consisting of deep silty loams. Samuel mead the original collector of this species in illinois in 1843.
Populations rarely numbering more than 20 plants are found on unplowed bluestem prairie in missouri consisting of deep silty loams. 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. 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.
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.
Sites known to have mead s milkweed were destroyed by plowing and land development. 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. The genus name asclepias refers to the greek god of medicine asklepios while meadii refers to this species being named in honor of dr. The plant is a federally listed threatened species due to this destruction of.