Asclepias asperula

Common name: Antelope horn
Family: Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed family
Size: Up to 60 cm tall
Description: Low, upright to sprawling, contains a milky sap
Habitat: Several soils, loves sun

Flower:

• 1.3 cm across
• 5 petals, pale greenish cream united at base, widespreading
• Flowers numerous and crowded on a solitary, terminal clusters

Leaves and stem:

• Leaves up to 20 cm long
• Opposite, short stalked, edges folded together
• Stem several from base, unbranched