Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa (also known as the butterfly flower) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to North America. It blooms from June to September. The flowers are orange, red-orange, or yellow. This species is found in prairies, meadows, and fields. It likes well-drained soil and sunny or partly shaded places. Butterfly Weed grows from 0.3 to 0.9 meters tall (1–3 feet).[1]
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| Species: | A. tuberosa
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It has many other names, including the butterfly weed, the Canada root, the chigger flower (or chiggerflower), the fluxroot, the Indian paintbrush, the Indian posy, the orange milkweed, the orange swallow-wort, the Pleurisy Root, the silky swallow-wort, the tuber root, the yellow milkweed, the white-root, and the windroot.
Common names
Butterfly Weed has many common names. Here is a list of them:
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Asclepias Tuberosa Media
Entire plant from the ground to the flower
Picture of young plants of Butterfly Weeden (Asclepias tuberosa en ).
Photograph of a young leaf on the Butterfly Weeden (Asclepias tuberosa en ). The species was
Photograph of the buds of the Butterfly Weeden (Asclepias tuberosa en ). The species was ide
Closeup of the hairy stems
Closeup picture of unopened buds of the Butterfly Weeden (Asclepias tuberosa en . Photo taken
The entire blooming flower head of the Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) plant. Photo taken in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Photo was a handheld shot.
Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
Photograph of a flower head on the Butterfly Weeden (Asclepias tuberosa en ) plant. These flo
Red-striped orange flowers
References
- ↑ William Cullina (2000). Wildflowers: A Guide to Growing and Propagating Native Flowers of North America. The New England Wildflower Society. ISBN 0-395-96609-4
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