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Asclepias tuberosa
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 (5559)
family name
  Apocynaceae
Image Author: ©2009 Barry Breckling
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color color color
Flower size is about 0.4 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed beginning of May thru end of September
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Plant Showiness (72%)
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