Asclepias curassavica - images Asclepias speciosa - image Asclepias - Short description of the genus, with emphasis on medicinal qualities and uses. Asclepias syriaca - Uses and description of Common Milkweed. Asclepias sullivantii (Prairie Milkweed) - Physical characteristics, range, habitat, and faunal associations. Includes images. A Close-up View of Common Milkweed - Photographic study by Brian Johnston of Asclepias syriaca, with fine images of its flowers and all its intricate parts. Asclepias subulata - Photograph of the Desert Milkweed and cultural information. Asclepias speciosa - Several photographs of this species. Asclepias curassavica: Cancerillo - Description and several photographs of this subshrub and information on its herbal properties, tribal and herbal medicine uses, the chemicals it contains and its worldwide ethnomedical uses. Narrow-leaved Milkweed: Asclepias stenophylla - Description, photographs and uses. Asclepias rubra - Red Milkweed. Asclepias quadrifolia - Fourleaf Milkweed. Asclepias amplexicaulis - Clasping Milkweed. Asclepias purpurascens - Purple Milkweed. Asclepias speciosa - Showy Milkweed - Description, photograph, U.S. distribution, and other information. Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed.