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Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Description:

Flowers pink to rose-purple. Narrow lance-shaped leaves with milky sap & very tough stem fibers when dried.

Habitat:

Wet area of a low vegetation open alvar.


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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 11 months ago

thx (: Nice, that it has such a long range, lots of insects like to commune on the milkweeds.

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 months ago

Wonderful photos! This plant is also native to Florida!

Lat: 45.27, Long: -76.15

Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012

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