Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) | View Observations
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. It grows in damp to wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar. Like most other milkweeds, it has sap containing toxic chemicals, a characteristic that repels insects and other herbivorous an
Other Names: Red Milkweed, Pink Butterfly Plant, Rose Milkflower, White Milkmaid Butterfly Plant, Swamp Silkweed, White Indian Hemp
Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | View Observations
Asclepias incarnata incarnata is a subspecies of plants with 493 observations
Other Names: Zesab (Bagizowin)
Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra) | View Observations
Asclepias incarnata pulchra is a subspecies of plants with 210 observations
Other Names: Zesab (Bagizowin)
Monarchs and Milkweed in New Brunswick | View Observations
Help Nature NB document milkweed patches and Monarchs in New Brunswick, in an effort to conserve the monarch butterfly and its habitat. Documentation of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) and Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) will help determine the distribution of milkweed / its availabilit...
Native Plants for Your Garden (Montreal) | View Observations
What's Growing Here Naturally? What do the butterflies and other pollinators need? How can your garden contribute to the ecosystem at large? What's the good stuff? Let's work together to bring native plants back into our gardens. (Based on Espace Pour la Vie's article naming all the best na...
Monarchs and Milkweed - Sarasota Manatee Ecoflora May Ecoquest | View Observations
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is an easily recognizable and beloved butterfly species in North America. Monarchs are one of only a few migratory insects. They embark upon a 3,000 mile migration each fall, heading to the cool, high mountains of central Mexico, where they overwinter. The...
Milkweed In Annapolis County, Nova Scotia | View Observations
Monarch butterflies are dependent on Milkweed species for survival. I would like to create a database of existing native Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata and the introduced Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
