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Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

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Field Notes

Description:

Rosy red and white flowers form several flat cluster, 2-3 inches wide, individual flowers have 5 downward-curving petals and 5 upward petals.

Habitat:

Spotted at Tamarac near the Visitor Center. It grows in areas of wet, sun, swamps, streams, wet meadows.

Notes:

This milkweed has less milky sap than other milkweed. It is a host and nectar plant for Monarchs and a good plant for a butterfly garden

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Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022

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