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Part of milkweed genus Asclepias (whose ❀ blossom is the ⚘❀ state wildflower of Illinois) in dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains. 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Asclepias hosts caterpillars of 13 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas, including being the only host plant for eggs and larvae of the monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus. Poster of monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus lifecycle, larvalhost plants, adult nectar plants, and growing info for these plants.
Bloom dates (Michigan) (page 3) Bloom dates (NE Illinois). (🔒︎ Wild Ones members only) Bloom dates and planting info. (page 4) (🔒︎ Wild Ones members only)
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milkweed genus Asclepias and related genera