Asclepias eriocarpa (Indian Milkweed, Kotolo)

8/10/17 Jolon Road, Fort Hunter-Liggett, SE Monterey County, CA

 8/10/17 Jolon Road, Fort Hunter-Liggett, SE Monterey County, CA

 8/10/17 Jolon Road, Fort Hunter-Liggett, SE Monterey County, CA

7/24/11 Vista Grande Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 

SW Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Indian Milkweed, Kotolo

SPECIES: Asclepias eriocarpa

FAMILY: Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/24/11

LOCATION: Vista Grande Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, SW Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Perennial, very hairy (sometimes becoming less so)

Stem erect

Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3–4, persistent; petiole 0 to short; blade lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate, base tapered or obtuse, rarely cordite

Flower: corolla reflexed to ascending, cream, sometimes tinged pink; hoods slightly elevated above corolla base, < to ± = anther head, cream, sometimes tinged purple; horns exserted, ± = hoods

Ecology: Dry, barren areas

Elevation: 200–1900 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California 

Distribution outside California: Nevada, n Baja California

Flowering time: Jun–Aug

Horticultural information: DRN, DRY, SUN: 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.