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Field Notes

Habitat:

Marsh before or in swamps

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

This looks like what's left of a Milkweed plant. The leaves are gone but the seed pods remain and are opening up to release the seeds (which float on big fluffy puffs). I am not sure which species of Milkweed this is but it should be Genus Asclepias. I hope this helps.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2012

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