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Asclepias tuberosa
aka: Pleurisy root, Butterfly Weed A species of milkweed native to eastern North America, It is a perennial plant with clustered orange or yellow flowers, Flowers from early summer to early fall, A larval food plant of the Queen and Monarch butterflies, It also attracts Hummingbirds and Bees
Favors dry, sand or gravel soil, and full sun.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2000
Submitted on May 9, 2012
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