Whorled Milkweed Flower. The thin whorled leaves grant a delicate texture which combines well with other plants of lower. Due to its narrow leaves and stems this species blends in with grasses and is easily overlooked when not in bloom.
Due to its narrow leaves and stems this species blends in with grasses and is easily overlooked when not in bloom. Seed pods are narrow unlike many other milkweeds and about 3 long. Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed general description.
The plant has parietal placentation where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary.
It has vertical lines of short pubescence. The inflorescence is an umbel of 7 20 greenish white flowers. Its narrow leaves blend in with the grasses among which the plant typically grows. It is either unbranched or sparingly branched along the upper half of its central stem.