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Green Antelope Horn Milkweed

Asciepias Veridis

Photo by RobertShinn
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

wildflower

Habitat:

dry rocky grassy area

Notes:

note the insects are nicely camo'd into the setting.

Species ID Suggestions

Green Antelopehorn Milkweed

Asclepias veridis

Reference Link
ceherzog
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Comments (5)
craigwilliams
Awesome photos! What a wonderful Asclepiad and handsmome beetles!
Latimeria
Those look like milkweed flowers. The beetle looks like one from the family Cerambycidae.
Dangermouse
Stunning! And with a creature off to the left - bonus! :)
shebebusynow
I wonder if they are related to the Passiflora? Fabulous!
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PublishedAugust 16, 2011

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