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Poke Milkweed

Asclepias exaltata

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Fairly tall plant with laceolate leaves. Loose cluster of green and whitish flowers with a purple tinge. Native to most of the eastern half of North America.

Habitat:

Temperate forest. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Notes:

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/pk_milkweed.html

Reference Links:

Plants Profile for Asclepias exaltata (poke milkweed)

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