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Broadleaf milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo by Wixenstyx
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Description:

Ranges between 3 and 5 feet in height. Found along a wooded border near a lake. Pale violet flowers. Hosts many insects.

Habitat:

Roadsides, transition areas at wooded edges.

Reference Links:

Common Milkweed - Asclepias syriaca - Overview, Asclepias syriaca

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