Asclepias tuberosa | butterfly milkweed

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butterfly milkweed Dogbane Family
Asclepias tuberosa Apocynaceae
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common name
  butterfly milkweed
accepted scientific name
  Asclepias tuberosa L.
rules for finding collection records
  Asclepias tuberosa
family name
  Apocynaceae

Image Author: ©2009 Barry Breckling
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors:

Flower size is about 0.4 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed beginning of May thru end of September
Native

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Plant Showiness (72%)

Native

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Habitat where plant was found Disturbed Grassland Forest Riparian		Elevation (feet) vs. Time of Observation (Flowering) credits