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Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo by ElaineStingel
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Species ID Suggestions

Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca
MrsPbio
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ElaineStingel
I did my term project on this species it is Asclepias syriaca.
MrsPbio
Yes it's a milkweed, but which one? I'm guessing it's a "common milkweed"- Asclepias syriaca. It has large, oval leaves, and a large ball of creamy to white flowers.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013

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