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Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Photo by ForestDragon
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Description:

Milkweed plant with bright orange flowers. This plant was almost ready to bloom. Leaves are lanceolate.

Habitat:

Meadow. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Reference Links:

Asclepias tuberosa - Wikipedia, US Wildflower - Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkw…

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