Sullivant's Milkweed
Scientific Name:Asclepias sullivantii
Common Name Synonyms:Smooth Milkweed, Prairie Milkweed


NOTES: Larval host plant for Monarch butterflies. Deer resistant.

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Sullivant's Milkweed
Genus species: Asclepias sullivantii
Common Names: Sullivant's Milkweed
Smooth Milkweed
Prairie Milkweed
Family Name: Apocynaceae  
Perennial herbs or woody vines, usually with milky sap; leaves simple, entire; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a pair of follicles; family includes many poisonous species.
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Asclepiadaceae  
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
CNC Habitat: Polinator Garden
Identified by:PG