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Mexican Butterfly Weed

Asclepias curassavica

Spotting Image 1

Description:

changing color as they open

1 Species ID Suggestions

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oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago
Mexican Butterfly Weed
Asclepias curassavica Asclepias curassavica


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8 Comments

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

You're welcome! They are beautiful flowers.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thanks Alice, chebeague7 and misako.hill for your comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you Oxyjack for the ID and the link

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Or Scarlet Milkweed!

chebeague7
chebeague7 12 years ago

Nice!, when I took a quick look at this photo it looks like fire other than that I love the photo!

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Beautiful photo Luis!

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Misako, you're right, it is a type of milkweed.

misako
misako 12 years ago

Looks like milkweed, not sure of the specific species.

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 14, 2006
Submitted on Apr 3, 2012

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