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Asclepias incarnata
Large clusters of pinkish-purple flowers at the top of tall, branching stems.
Growing in a meadow among conifers that border a swamp.
During the past 20 years, the population of monarch butterflies has plummeted nearly 90% in North America. One of the biggest factors in this decline is the scarcity of milkweed. Milkweed is the only host plant for monarch caterpillars, and without milkweed, monarchs cannot successfully reproduce. Hence, the decline of the species.
Spotted on Jul 6, 2017
Submitted on Dec 11, 2017
3 Comments
Your welcome, Christine....
Thanks maplemoth
Very pretty flowers....