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Asclepias physocarpa
(Asclepiadaceae)
balloon plant

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Species description or overview

Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Asclepias physocarpa
Nomenclatural information about Asclepias physocarpa is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Asclepias physocarpa
Nomenclatural information about Asclepias physocarpa is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Asclepias physocarpa  new posting 
Nomenclatural information about Asclepias physocarpa is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Asclepias physocarpa (Asclepiadaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Asclepias physocarpa as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Images of Asclepias physocarpa (Asclepiadaceae) (balloon plant)
Links to high-resolution free images of Asclepias physocarpa (Asclepiadaceae) (balloon plant) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Asclepias physocarpa
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script SHF.SSL on 4/27/2006.

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Asclepias physocarpa
This entry was automatically generated by the Paradox script SHF.SSL on 4/27/2006.

Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Asclepias physocarpa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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