Butterfly Milkweed vs Poke Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa compared with Asclepias exaltata

Key Differences

• Butterfly Milkweed is Not Evaluated while Poke Milkweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly Milkweed	Poke Milkweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus same	Asclepias	Asclepias
Species	Asclepias tuberosa	Asclepias exaltata

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly Milkweed and Poke Milkweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asclepias.

Conservation Status

Butterfly Milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Poke Milkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly Milkweed	Poke Milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly Milkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Poke Milkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Butterfly Milkweed

The Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a species in the genus Asclepias. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States