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Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo by JeniferNikole
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Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

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Latimeria
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Latimeria
A very important host plant for butterflies, especially for monarchs. They obtain defensive chemicals called glycosides from eating the leaves of the plant. When a part of the plant is damaged, it produces a white latex, hence the name milkweed.

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PublishedApril 3, 2011

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