APOCYNACEAE - - Dogbane Family

Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus — Common Milkweed

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{Asclepias syriaca}
Flowers

 {Asclepias syriaca}
Flowers

{Asclepias syriaca}
Flowers

 {Asclepias syriaca}
Flowers

{Asclepias syriaca}
Flowers

 {Asclepias syriaca}
Flowers / Leaves

{Asclepias syriaca}
Fruit

 {Asclepias syriaca}
Nice Population

Habitat:

Pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas. This species is apparently expanding its range southward.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Asclepias syriaca

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].



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