| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Asclepias adscendens (Schltr.) Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896) |
| Native Range | e. Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 450-1750m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, 2-5cm, linear-lanceolate to ovate, acute, cordate, scabrously pubescent, umbels solitary, terminal, spherical, 3-4cm wide, 12-20-flowered |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
| Synonyms | Gomphocarpus adscendens Schltr. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |