Redring milkweed

Asclepias variegata

''Asclepias variegata'', commonly called the redring milkweed or white milkweed, is a plant in the dogbane family. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States. It is most common in the Southeastern United States, and becomes rare in the northern edge of its range.
Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) Growing at the edge of a dense mixed forest. Asclepias variegata,Geotagged,Redring milkweed,Spring,United States

Status

It is endangered in the states of New York, and Pennsylvania. It is listed as a special concern species and believed extirpated in Connecticut.
Redring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) Growing at the edge of a dense mixed forest. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95152/redring_milkweed_asclepias_variegata.html Asclepias variegata,Geotagged,Redring milkweed,Spring,United States

Habitat

Its natural habitat is forest openings and savannas, often in sandy soils. It produces small white flowers with purplish centers that area crowded into round, terminal clusters. It flowers in early summer.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
SpeciesA. variegata
Photographed in
United States of America