# Pineland Milkweed (Asclepias obovata)

> A modest greenish-yellow-flowered milkweed of dry southeastern pinelands and sandy roadsides, with softly hairy paddle-shaped leaves.

Source: https://milkweedusa.com/species/pineland-milkweed/  
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## Summary

A modest greenish-yellow-flowered milkweed of dry southeastern pinelands and sandy roadsides, with softly hairy paddle-shaped leaves.

## Key facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Scientific name | Asclepias obovata Elliott |
| Genus | Asclepias |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Common names | Pineland Milkweed, Obovate Milkweed |
| Status | Native |
| Height | 1 ft–2.5 ft |
| Spread | 1 ft–2 ft |
| Flower color | green, yellow |
| Bloom period | June to August |
| Light | Full sun |
| Soil moisture | Dry |
| USDA zones | 7-9 |
| Leaf arrangement | opposite |
| Leaf shape | oblong |
| Sap | Milky latex |
| Root system | Deep taproot, resents transplanting |
| Seed stratification | 30 days cold-moist |
| Monarch value (0-5) | 3 |
| Garden value (0-5) | 2 |
| Nectar value (0-5) | 2 |
| US states recorded | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas |

## Identification

- Leaves broadest above the middle, blunt-tipped and downy.
- Greenish-yellow flowers in small axillary clusters.
- Dry sandy pine woods and their margins.

## Ecology

A summer-blooming host in southern pine country, used by monarchs and queens.

## Growing

Occasionally offered by southeastern native nurseries.

## Cautions

Standard milkweed cautions.

## References

- Plants of the World Online: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329559-2
- GBIF: https://www.gbif.org/species/3170299
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/158752
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_obovata
- BONAP county map: https://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Asclepias%20obovata.png
- NatureServe: https://explorer.natureserve.org/Search?searchTerm=Asclepias%20obovata

## Photographs

- Asclepias obovata in bloom (Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_obovata_in_bloom.jpg
- Asclepias obovata (sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_obovata.jpg
- Pineland Milkweed photographed in E.O. Siecke State Forest, Newton County, TX, USA (Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7620312
- Pineland Milkweed photographed in Lake City, FL, US (meflowers900, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137292662
- Pineland Milkweed photographed in Texas, US (Ayla, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45517813
- Pineland Milkweed photographed in Texas, US (Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62449450
- Pineland Milkweed photographed in Screven County, GA, USA (Public domain (CC0), CC0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133100472
- Pineland Milkweed photographed in Jackson County, MS, USA (Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17478801

## How to cite

Milkweed USA. (2026). Pineland Milkweed (Asclepias obovata). https://milkweedusa.com/species/pineland-milkweed/