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Milkweed pods

1 Species ID Suggestions

surekha
surekha 11 years ago
Balloon Plant or Swan Plant
Asclepias physocarpa Asclepias physocarpa


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12 Comments

KatieAshton-Mckenzie
KatieAshton-Mckenzie 11 years ago

YAY!!! Did some tootling about on the net, Milkweed pods (there's a lot of different kinds!) thank you's :)

surekha
surekha 11 years ago

Hope to visit the area sometime and the plant again :) Thanks everyone..!

surekha
surekha 11 years ago

Hi Katie, Just got back...and sorry about missing the discussion..
You may also find interesting info and pictures at:
http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-...
http://luirig.altervista.org/schedenam/f...

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Milkweed pods are hollow! Go with it.

KatieAshton-Mckenzie
KatieAshton-Mckenzie 11 years ago

They are sort of hollow feeling...

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 11 years ago

I agree with Asclepias physocarpa :)

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 11 years ago

I'm with Surekha on this, it looks like Asclepias physocarpa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_p...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Almost looks like a Mexican Chayote which grow on vines.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Hmm. I am 50-50 with this one. Surekha looks right. I wish we could see it from inside.

surekha
surekha 11 years ago

Look like milkweed pods...

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

looks much diff from wild cucumber

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Apr 8, 2013
Submitted on Apr 9, 2013

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