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Common Milkweed
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Genus:
Asclepias
Species:
A. syriaca
Binomial name
Asclepias syriaca

Asclepias syriaca (also known as the common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to North America. It blooms from June to August. The flowers are green and purple. This species is found in prairies, meadows, and fields. Common Milkweed likes damp to dry soil and sunny or partly shaded places. It is about 0.5 to 1.5 meters in height (1½-5 feet).

Images for kids

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    Seedling

  • Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Unopened Flower Head 2223px

    Buds in an umbelate cyme

  • Common Milkweed (1035856056)

    Flowers

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    Leaves and young follicle

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    Mature follicle

  • Asclepias syriaca close up of the seed copy

    Seeds emerging from a follicle

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    Seeds

See also

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