Asclepias sanjuanensis, the San Juan milkweed, is a species of milkweed native to northwestern New Mexico.[1] This species is restricted to the Four Corners area and is only present in San Juan County in New Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. sanjuanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias sanjuanensis Heil, Porter & Welsh
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Distribution
editAsclepias sanjuanensis is endemic to the Four Corners Region in San Juan County, NM. Habitat comprises mostly in sandy or sandy loam soils in pinyon-juniper woodlands and Great Basin grassland communities. Known populations occur from 5,000 to 6,200 ft. elevation. Often in disturbed sites.[3]
References
edit- ^ Heil, Kenneth (1989). "A new species of Asclepias (Asclepiadaceae) from northwestern New Mexico". Great Basin Naturalist. 49 (1): 100–103.
- ^ Heil, Kenneth; O'Kane, Jr., Steve; Reeves, Linda; Clifford, Arnold (2013). Flora of the Four Corners Region. Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-930723-84-9.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Navajo Nation Integrated Weed Management Plan: Biological Assessment" (PDF). US Department of the Interior. October 2021. p. I-60.
