Tropical Milkweed, Blood Flower, Red head plant, Scarlet milkweed, Silkweed, Wild Ipecacuanha

Asclepias curassavica

Summary 6

Pollen:Good
Nectar:Good

Tolerates most soils and dry climate, but requires bright sunlight. Propagated by seeds and division. (p. 16 La Corre 1985) A common weed poisonous to livestock. (p. 148 Hawthorne et al 2005)

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  1. (c) Kai Yan, Joseph Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/33623636@N08/5493834105
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  4. (c) Daniel H. Janzen. Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MHPAC/BioBot10906-BB045701+1261417614.JPG
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  6. (c) Megan W., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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