swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
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Flowering plantsIn Wood County, Ohio

Swamp milkweed

Asclepias incarnata L.

Swamp milkweed in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Near Wood County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 10 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (12)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (10)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
swamp milkweed by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County21 · Season shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County163 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County145 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County42 · Season shown
Greene County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County101 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County50 · Season shown
Lucas County86 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County43 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County23 · Season shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County122 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County55 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Wood County

Late June to late September, middle week Aug 2–8

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Recording in Wood County · records of all species each week, 12,798 in all

Records per week from 55 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 48 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of swamp milkweed in Wood County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of swamp milkweedYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100011
Jan 11–17007
Jan 18–240024
Jan 25–310016
Feb 1–70019
Feb 8–140030
Feb 15–210019
Feb 22–280010
Mar 1–70021
Mar 8–140024
Mar 15–210049
Mar 22–280020
Mar 29 – Apr 40065
Apr 5–1100174
Apr 12–1800293
Apr 19–2500240
Apr 26 – May 200334
May 3–900217
May 10–1600354
May 17–2300348
May 24–3000231
May 31 – Jun 600277
Jun 7–1300294
Jun 14–2011354
Jun 21–2711410
Jun 28 – Jul 431415
Jul 5–1132368
Jul 12–1876408
Jul 19–2566506
Jul 26 – Aug 154418
Aug 2–822349
Aug 9–15106468
Aug 16–2253456
Aug 23–2964463
Aug 30 – Sep 511524
Sep 6–1200698
Sep 13–1900650
Sep 20–2611823
Sep 27 – Oct 341933
Oct 4–1000317
Oct 11–1700360
Oct 18–2400110
Oct 25–3100168
Nov 1–700162
Nov 8–1400122
Nov 15–210037
Nov 22–280041
Nov 29 – Dec 50012
Dec 6–120053
Dec 13–190037
Dec 20–260019
Dec 27 – Jan 20040

Reported in flower

Only 8 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,111 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 723 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of swamp milkweed in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of swamp milkweedYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–181139,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–236457,698
May 24–309554,651
May 31 – Jun 614653,099
Jun 7–1333953,700
Jun 14–2047956,625
Jun 21–2757955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41131058,477
Jul 5–111701061,336
Jul 12–182041064,722
Jul 19–252721069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 12481059,416
Aug 2–82601059,712
Aug 9–152261055,994
Aug 16–22149954,328
Aug 23–29811051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 534757,167
Sep 6–1242759,075
Sep 13–1925754,543
Sep 20–26331045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 332843,180
Oct 4–1024637,841
Oct 11–1714630,824
Oct 18–244321,156
Oct 25–314419,021
Nov 1–72214,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late June to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1.

From 172 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Asclepias recorded in Wood County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • common milkweed Asclepias syriacaOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa162 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • spotted Joe-Pye weed Eutrochium maculatum129 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens88 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • hemp dogbane Apocynum cannabinum76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed51%49%
Farmland20%11%
Forest13%31%
Wetland10%5%
Open water3%3%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Barren1%0.6%

From 1,237 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnataWestern Swamp Milkweedsubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward swamp milkweed's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many plants vary from place to place. Botanists name these groups at three levels below species: subspecies, variety and form, from the broadest difference to the smallest. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Wood County result

55 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.