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Part of milkweed genus Asclepias and dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Native to North America.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) Asclepias hosts caterpillars of 13 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. Growing milkweeds formonarch butterflies (.pdf) Milkweed — It's NotJust for Monarchs Uses by butterflies,planting info
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terrestrial ❧ herbaceous plants ⚘ ❀ flowers milkweed genus Asclepias and related genera