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Purple Milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Description:

Pink to purple flowers. Leaves more slender than Common Milkweed.

Habitat:

Abandon farm fields, meadows

Notes:

Threatened species in NYS

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2 Comments

SooJin
SooJin 10 years ago

No. Swamp milkweed is more pink in color. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result....

keithp2012
keithp2012 10 years ago

Is it swamp milkweed?

SooJin
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SooJin

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 26, 2013
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013

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