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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Genus:	Asclepias
Species:	A. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
*Asclepias amplexicaulis* (A. Gray) Vail

Asclepias subverticillata (also known as the horsetail milkweed or whorled milkweed) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to the western United States.

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