Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated December 2017. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca L. Common name(s): common milkweed Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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pre-flower early June
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pre-flower showing leaf vein pattern
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flowerbuds
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early flower, early July
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in flower, mid-July
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variation in flower color
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monarch butterfly larvae feeding, late July
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senescing flowers, late July
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seedpods, mid to late August
Description: -perennial
