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Asclepias amplexicaulis

Blunt-leaved Milkweed, Clasping Milkweed, Sand Milkweed

Close up of flower, the five petals curve backwards toward the s

Close up of flower, the five petals curve backwards toward the s

Immature green fruits (follicles).

Immature green fruits (follicles).

Opposite leaves with crenate (wavy) margins.

Opposite leaves with crenate (wavy) margins.

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Asclepias curassavica

Annual Milkweed, Blood Flower, Indian Root, Scarlet Milkweed, Sunset Flower, Swallow Wort, Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica

5 Cultivars/Varieties

Asclepias exaltata

Poke Milkweed

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Asclepias humistrata

Fleshy Milkweed, Pinewoods Milkweed, Pink-Veined Milkweed, Sandhill Milkweed

Somewhat prostrate growing form

Somewhat prostrate growing form

Fruits- before opening

Fruits- before opening

Fruits spit open

Fruits spit open

Stem and leaf attachment

Stem and leaf attachment

Asclepias incarnata

Marsh Milkweed, Swamp Butterfly Weed, Swamp Milkweed

Close up of flower

Close up of flower

Stems and leaves

Stems and leaves

Asclepias incarnata

Asclepias incarnata

1 Cultivar/Variety

Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra

Eastern Swamp Milkweed

Flower with monarch caterpillar

Flower with monarch caterpillar

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Asclepias lanceolata

Asclepias, Few-flower Milkweed, Lanceolated Milkwort, Red Milkweed

Leaves and stem

Leaves and stem

Asclepias purpurascens

Purple Milkweed

Leaves, buds, flower

Leaves, buds, flower

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Asclepias quadrifolia

Four-Leaved Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed

flower and leaves

flower and leaves

flower and leaves

flower and leaves

Asclepias rubra

Red Milkweed, Tall Pink Bog Milkweed

Form in native habitat

Form in native habitat

Side view of flower

Side view of flower

Asclepias rubra

Asclepias rubra

Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed

Form in bloom (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Form in bloom (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower close-up (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower close-up (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Side view of flower (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Side view of flower (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Leaves and flower clusters (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Leaves and flower clusters (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower cluster (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower cluster (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Chieger Flower, Chiggerflower, Common Butterfly-weed, Indian Paintbrush, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

buds and leaves (in spring in Moore county)

buds and leaves (in spring in Moore county)

flowers (summer in Moore county)

flowers (summer in Moore county)

close up of flower (in summer in Moore county)

close up of flower (in summer in Moore county)

Asclepias variegata

Redring Milkweed, White-Flowered Milkweed, White Milkweed

Asclepias variegata

Asclepias variegata

A scarab beetle on Asclepias variegata flowers.

A scarab beetle on Asclepias variegata flowers.

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Asclepias verticillata

Whorled Milkweed

Leaves and stem

Leaves and stem

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Asclepias viridiflora

Green Comet Milkweed, Green-flowered Milkweed, Green Milkweed, Wand Milkweed

Asclepias viridis

Green Antelopehorn, Green Milkweed, Spider Milkweed

Underside of leaf

Underside of leaf

Gomphocarpus physocarpa

Balloon Cotton-bush, Balloon Plant, Bishop's Balls, Hairy Balls, Nailhead,, Swan Plant

Leaves and stem

Leaves and stem

Monarch feeding on leaves

Monarch feeding on leaves