''Asclepias connivens'' is a species of

milkweed ''Asclepias'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. Most species are toxic to humans ...

, commonly called Baldwin's milkweed or the largeflower milkweed. It is an obligate

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

species, native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida). It was first identified in 1817 by American botanist,

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...

. The name ''connivens'' refers to the conniving (converging) hoods over the stigma. The plant produces greenish-yellow flowers, blooming between July and August and seed bearing follicles from mature fruit. The stalks of the plant grow up to in height. The leaves are long and wide and are opposite and

sessile Sessility, or sessile, may refer to: * Sessility (motility), organisms which are not able to move about * Sessility (botany), flowers or leaves that grow directly from the stem or peduncle of a plant * Sessility (medicine), tumors and polyps that ...

. The plant dies back to the ground in winter.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q15392424 connivens Flora of Alabama Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of Florida