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Asclepias syriaca
Milky sap. Very common. Small black disc-like seeds carried by the wind on silky parasols. Broad, elliptical and opposite leaves. Plant is 60cm tall.
Nearby a creek and on marshland.
The flower heads can be fried in batter and eaten. The milky sap is poisonous.
Spotted on Oct 6, 2020
Submitted on Oct 7, 2020
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