Common Milkweed
Scientific Name:Asclepias syriaca


NOTES: Fragrant flowers. Decussate leaves (opposite leaves attached at right angles to the adjacent pairs of leaves). Larval host plant for Monarch butterflies. Deer resistant.

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Common Milkweed
Genus species: Asclepias syriaca
Common Name: Common 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
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Backyard Habitat
Polinator Garden
Herb Wall
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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