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12-22-2016

Asclepias meadii

Asclepias meadii NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Asclepias meadii is a rare species of milkweed known by the common name Mead’s milkweed. It is native to the American Midwest, where it was probably once quite widespread in the tallgrass prairie. Today much of the Midwest has been fragmented and claimed for agriculture, and the remaining prairie habitat is degraded.Mead’s milkweed is a long-lived, tallgrass prairie herb belonging to the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae). Mead’s milkweed is a federally threatened species. Threatened species are animals and plants that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. Endangered species are animals and plants that are in danger of becoming extinct.

Detailed information
Full Name: Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 09/01/1988 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Mead's milkweed, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Missouri , Wisconsin
  • US Counties in which the Mead's milkweed, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Mead's milkweed, Wherever found is known to occur: Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Mead's milkweed.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/16/2003 Approved Recovery Plan for the Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/16/2003 Approved Recovery Plan for the Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/18/2009 74 FR 11600 11602 Notice of initiation of review; request for information on nine listed Midwestern species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/22/2003 68 FR 55061 55062 Approved Recovery Plan for the Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
03/17/2003 68 FR 12710 12711 Notice of Availability of the Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
11/28/2013 Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) 5-Year Review
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