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Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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39.5611, -105.057

Field Notes

Description:

Seed pods are easily six inches long, and open to reveal clouds of fluff and seeds. Plant is about three feed tall, leaves are broad and "leaf shaped".

Habitat:

near water

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