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Purple Milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Photo by SooJin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Pink to purple flowers. Leaves more slender than Common Milkweed.

Habitat:

Abandon farm fields, meadows

Notes:

Threatened species in NYS

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
SooJin
No. Swamp milkweed is more pink in color. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASIN

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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