Milkweed

Of herb and Asclepias.   May also be referred to as silkweed.

Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.

This concept's ID is @1~66179

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  • swallowwort 0 facts

    Tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread...

  • white milkweed 0 facts

    Tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern...

  • swamp milkweed 0 facts

    Densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or...

  • poke milkweed 0 facts

    Milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed.

  • purple silkweed 0 facts

    Perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers.

  • Mead's milkweed 0 facts

    Milkweed of central North America; a threatened species.

  • poison milkweed 0 facts

    Milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock.

  • showy milkweed 0 facts

    Milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers.

  • whorled milkweed 0 facts

    Milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white...

  • Indian paintbrush 0 facts

    Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flo...