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Showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
37.8406, -119.517
Field Notes
Description:
Asclepias speciosa is a species of milkweed known commonly as the showy milkweed.
Many Native American peoples use all parts of this plant for a great number of medicinal uses and ate some parts as a food.
Asclepias speciosa is a specific Monarch butterfly food and habitat plant.
Habitat:
It is native to the western half of North America.
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