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Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

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Description:

Also known as Mexican Butterfly Weed , this flowering plant is used by several butterflies as their host plant , in their Caterpillar stages .( notably the common Tiger and plain tiger butterflies )

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PublishedJuly 20, 2013

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