Milkweed ID

[ChrysCook]

Asclepias latifolia???

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Asclepias syriaca

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Hello,

In a field here in SE Indiana, I see what look like 2, maybe 3, different species. One is definitely common, one looks like the broadleaf milkweed (A. latifolia) but it's supposedly west of Missouri, and the other I don't know yet. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks! I'll certainly know more when they bloom.

[Paul Cherubini]

They're probably variations of common syriaca milkweed. You'll be able to tell for sure when they flower. Latifolia has much thicker textured leaves that syriaca and it's found in more western and southern habitats like Oklahoma and west Texas http://www.opsu.edu/Academics/SciMathNu ... _23_11.jpg

[Mona Miller]

Broadleaf.jpg

Common.jpg

Hello,

In a field here in SE Indiana, I see what look like 2, maybe 3, different species. One is definitely common, one looks like the broadleaf milkweed (A. latifolia) but it's supposedly west of Missouri, and the other I don't know yet. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks! I'll certainly know more when they bloom.

http://www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/guide/index.htm
Monarch Watch Photo Guide

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You can also put the name into the USDA plant id website:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=asla4
The leaf shape look like broadleaf, but the color doesn't.
The USDA has good US maps, too of plant locations.