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Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Photo by Discover MCCD
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Description:

Butterfly Weed is blooming at Silver Creek Conservation Area's Prairieview Education Center! Striking orange flower that stuns in the sunlight.

Habitat:

This plant was photographed in the berms at the parking lot of Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Soon they will be able to be seen dotting the prairie east of the building.

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