# Milkweed in Nevada

> 18 milkweed species are recorded in Nevada.

Source: https://milkweedusa.com/states/nevada/  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Milkweed USA)

## Overview

Nevada’s milkweeds cluster around water, with showy and narrowleaf milkweed along rivers, springs and irrigated valleys, and desert and rush milkweed in the southern Mojave. Pallid milkweed on Great Basin clay barrens is the state’s botanical prize.

- Species recorded: 18
- USDA hardiness zones: 4a–9b
- Monarch flyway: western
- Best time to sow seed outdoors: September to November, before the ground freezes

## Species recorded in Nevada

| Common name | Scientific name | Native | Height | Bloom |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Yes | 2 ft–5 ft | May to August |
| Narrowleaf Milkweed | Asclepias fascicularis | Yes | 2 ft–4 ft | May to September |
| Heartleaf Milkweed | Asclepias cordifolia | Yes | 1 ft–3 ft | May to July |
| Antelope Horns | Asclepias asperula | Yes | 1 ft–2 ft | March to July |
| Rush Milkweed | Asclepias subulata | Yes | 2 ft–6 ft | nearly year-round in frost-free areas |
| Hall’s Milkweed | Asclepias hallii | Yes | 1.5 ft–3 ft | June to August |
| Woollypod Milkweed | Asclepias eriocarpa | Yes | 2 ft–4 ft | May to August |
| Desert Milkweed | Asclepias erosa | Yes | 2 ft–5 ft | April to September |
| Broadleaf Milkweed | Asclepias latifolia | Yes | 1 ft–3 ft | May to August |
| Whitestem Milkweed | Asclepias albicans | Yes | 3 ft–10 ft | January to May and November to December |
| Woolly Milkweed | Asclepias vestita | Yes | 1 ft–3 ft | April to July |
| Poison Milkweed | Asclepias subverticillata | Yes | 1 ft–3 ft | June to September |
| Pallid Milkweed | Asclepias cryptoceras | Yes | 4 in–1 ft | April to June |
| Mojave Milkweed | Asclepias nyctaginifolia | Yes | 6 in–1.5 ft | April to June |
| Dwarf Milkweed | Asclepias involucrata | Yes | 4 in–10 in | April to June |
| Ruth’s Milkweed | Asclepias ruthiae | Yes | 4 in–1 ft | April to June |
| Wheel Milkweed | Asclepias uncialis | Yes | 2 in–6 in | April to June |
| Eastwood’s Milkweed | Asclepias eastwoodiana | Yes | 6 in–1.2 ft | May to June |

## How to cite

Milkweed USA. (2026). Milkweed in Nevada. https://milkweedusa.com/states/nevada/