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Mexican Butterfly Weed,Blood-Flower,Scarlet Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

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Asclepias curassavica, commonly called Mexican Butterfly Weed, Blood-flower, Sc…

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Mexican butterfly weed

Asclepias curassavica

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elaphrus
This one always fools me, I think at first glance it is a Lantana, but the shape of the flowers give away what family it is really in.

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Região de Itararé
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Cerrado brasileiro
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PublishedApril 7, 2013

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