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    • Asclepias syriaca
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    • Broadleaf Milkweed
    • Common Milkweed

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rpayne

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May 13, 2013

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In a flower garden, but I don't think intentionally planted. Time to think about Monarch larva monitoring again.

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gaudettelaura

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Mar 10, 2013

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susanelliott

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Feb 25, 2013

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scadwell

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Jun 16, 2012 08:43 AM EDT

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Sep 15, 2012 07:41 AM EDT

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Jun 20, 2012 08:22 AM EDT

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Jun 10, 2012 09:46 AM EDT

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Jul 8, 2006

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Dec 1, 2012 08:29 AM EST

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ctracey

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Jun 27, 2012 02:20 PM EDT
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Description from Wikipedia

Asclepias syriaca, commonly called Common Milkweed, Butterfly flower, Silkweed, Silky Swallow-wort, Virginia Silkweed, is a herbaceous plant species. It is in the genus Asclepias, making it a type of milkweed. This species is native to most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the Prairies. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. It was one of the earliest North American species described in Cornut's 1635 Canadensium plantarum...

No range data available.