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Asclepias asperula
18-24 inches tall,with several ascending or reclining unbranched stems rising from a woody rootstock. Narrow, lanceolate leaves. Each stem has a solitary, rounded terminal inflorescence of numerous pale yellow-green flowers.
Found growing in sun in dry soil alongside a road.
Larval food plant of the Monarch butterfly.
Spotted on Apr 23, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012
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