Taxon: Asclepias linaria Cav.

Summary

Genus:

Asclepias

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Asclepiadinae

Nomen number:

429232

Place of publication:

Icon. 1:42, t. 57. 1791

Verified:

12/11/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.w.	Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	s.	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Reference(s)

Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Vibrans, H., ed. Malezas de México (on-line resource).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=429232. Accessed 5 October 2026.