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Asclepias incarnata
Small, pink/purple flowers. Round buds. Swamp milkweed is an upright, 100- to 150-centimeter (39- to 59-inches) tall plant, growing from thick, fleshy, white roots. Typically, its stems are branched and the clump forming plants emerge in late spring after most other plants have begun growth for the year. The oppositely arranged leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters (2.75 to 6 inches) long and are narrow and lance-shaped, with the ends tapering to a sharp point.
Deciduous forest very near a marsh. Penitentiary Glen, Lake Metro Parks, Lake County, Kirtland, OH USA.
Spotted on Aug 4, 2013
Submitted on Aug 7, 2013
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