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Photo Guide : Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) |
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Leaf
(11 K) |
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Flower
(15 K) |
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Flower
(19 K) |
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Plant
(32 K) |
- Perennial herb from a deep rhizome
- 6-20 dm tall
- Leaves opposite and 10-19 cm long, 5-11 cm wide
- Flowers: dull purplish-pink to greenish white
- Habitat: Prairie, pastures, roadsides, and waste ground; sandy, clayey, or rocky calcareous soils of banks or flood plains
- Distribution: Great plains except MT,WY,CO,NM,TX; (s. Can., ME to ND, s to NC, nw GA, ne OK, & TX)
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Text taken from:
Great Plains Association, 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. |
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