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Asclepias tuberosa
Stalks about 3-5 inches high with long oval leaves. Flower buds emerge as spheres that open up to five petaled flowers at the crest. Native and a known host plant for monarchs (though this one shows no sign of monarch eggs). Excited because second pic is a new growth plant down the hill from the original.
West central ga. Muddy/clay bed, some mulch.
Spotted on May 27, 2021
Submitted on May 27, 2021
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