Common Milkweed      Asclepias syriaca L.
Photographs by Dr. Michael Pfeiffer
Sign Toxic to humans and livestock.
Sign Weed of woodland borders, fields, pastures, right of ways. Forage for larvae of Monarch butterflies and other insects tolerant of the toxins.
Plants
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Habitat
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Plant
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Foliage
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Stem
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Top of Leaf
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Bottom of Leaf
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Latex
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Flower
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Pod
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Pods
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Milkweed Bugs
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Pods and Seed
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Perennial