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Pineleaf Milkweed

Asclepias linaria

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Height: To 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, but usually less.
The flowers are in umbel-like, terminal clusters and have 5 reflexed petals and an erect hood that extends beyond the central column. The flower buds are pink. The seed capsules are teardrop-shaped and 2 inches (5 cm) long. The leaves densely line the stems and are dark green, narrowly linear, and resemble pine needles.

Habitat:

Tohono Chul is a botanical garden, nature preserve and cultural museum located in Casas Adobes, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona.

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Asclepias linaria

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PublishedJanuary 21, 2015

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