Pronunciation: as-KLEEP-ee-as sub-yoo-LAY-ta
Common name: Rush milkweed, Ajamete
Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed)
Habitat: Desert washes and sandy places below
2000', creosote bush scrub, both deserts
Blooming period: April to December
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Asclepias
2) subulata