# Savannah Milkweed (Asclepias pedicellata)

> A small, easily overlooked coastal plain milkweed with narrow leaves and a few pale greenish-yellow flowers on long stalks, growing in damp pine savanna and flatwoods.

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## Summary

A small, easily overlooked coastal plain milkweed with narrow leaves and a few pale greenish-yellow flowers on long stalks, growing in damp pine savanna and flatwoods.

## Key facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Scientific name | Asclepias pedicellata Walter |
| Genus | Asclepias |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Common names | Savannah Milkweed, Stalked Milkweed |
| Status | Native |
| Height | 6 in–1.5 ft |
| Spread | 6 in–1 ft |
| Flower color | yellow, green |
| Bloom period | April to September |
| Light | Full sun |
| Soil moisture | Wet, Average |
| USDA zones | 8-10 |
| Leaf arrangement | opposite |
| Leaf shape | narrow |
| Sap | Milky latex |
| Root system | Deep taproot, resents transplanting |
| Seed stratification | None required |
| Monarch value (0-5) | 2 |
| Garden value (0-5) | 2 |
| Nectar value (0-5) | 2 |
| US states recorded | Florida, Georgia |

## Identification

- Very few flowers per plant, each on a conspicuously long stalk.
- Pale greenish-yellow flowers, unusual in the genus.
- Damp pine savanna and flatwoods on the coastal plain.

## Ecology

A fire-dependent flatwoods species that disappears where burning ceases.

## Growing

Rarely cultivated.

## Cautions

Standard milkweed cautions.

## References

- Plants of the World Online: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94531-1
- GBIF: https://www.gbif.org/species/3170245
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/158754
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_pedicellata
- BONAP county map: https://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Asclepias%20pedicellata.png
- NatureServe: https://explorer.natureserve.org/Search?searchTerm=Asclepias%20pedicellata

## Photographs

- Asclepias pedicellata 309963918 (Justin, CC0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_pedicellata_309963918.jpg
- Asclepias pedicellata 215561070 (Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_pedicellata_215561070.jpg
- Asclepias pedicellata 215561092 (Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_pedicellata_215561092.jpg
- Savannah Milkweed photographed in JUPITER INLET, FL 33469, USA (Michelle Sevcovas, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45926372
- Savannah Milkweed photographed in Osceola County, US-FL, US (Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249399201
- Savannah Milkweed photographed in Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, Charlotte County, US-FL, US (Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21611708
- Savannah Milkweed photographed in Florida, US (Jason K., CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91073873
- Savannah Milkweed photographed in Ochlockonee Bay, FL 32346, USA (Briggs Armstrong, CC BY 4.0): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30206574

## How to cite

Milkweed USA. (2026). Savannah Milkweed (Asclepias pedicellata). https://milkweedusa.com/species/savannah-milkweed/