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Butterfly weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Description:

Tall, thin-leaved, slightly hairy stem. Flowers a brilliant orange, similar in shape and distribution to those of milkweed (to which it is related), very attractive to bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, etc.

Notes:

Spotted at Lake George Trail, Whiting, IN.

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JenniferLawrence
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JenniferLawrence

Whiting, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012

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