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Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo of Common Milkweed fruit. The plant is about 3 to 4 ft. tall with erect, hairy stems with elliptical opposite leaves. The juice is milky. The flat seeds are wind borne by a tuft of silky hairs.

Habitat:

Spotted near the Tamarac Visitor Center.

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Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
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PublishedAugust 19, 2018

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