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Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed - Asclepias tuberosa


Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family Genus Common Name: Milkweed Native Status: NativeDicot Perennial Herb
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed. Beautiful milkweed with blossoms ranging from red thru orange to yellow. It is threatened/endangered in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Asclepias tuberosa

Distribution of Asclepias tuberosa in the United States and Canada:
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Site: Grundy County, TN Date: 2005-June-25Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Standard milkweed flower cluster with many blossoms having 5 reflexed corolla lobes.
Asclepias tuberosa
Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2010-June-27Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
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Asclepias tuberosa
Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2010-June-27Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
Click on the photo for a larger image
Asclepias tuberosa
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Asclepias tuberosa initially published on USWildflowers.com 2009-12-15; Updated 2015-06-25

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