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Showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
46.9321, -121.36
Field Notes
Description:
A stout, sparingly branched, pubescent perennial, 1 1/2-3 ft. tall, with large, oval, blue-green leaves and showy, spherical clusters of rose-colored flowers. Flowers occur at the top of the stem and on stalks from leaf axils.
Habitat:
Spotted along highway 410 near the Union Creek Sno-Park/Trailhead. Found in habitats ranging from sunny and dry to moist in savannahs, prairies, road-sides, old fields, and meadows.
Notes:
The fibers from this plant were used by Native Americans to make ropes, nets and other items. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and native bees. Larval host for Monarch butterfly.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 30, 2018
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