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Green Antelope Horn Milkweed

Asciepias Veridis

Description:

wildflower

Habitat:

dry rocky grassy area

Notes:

note the insects are nicely camo'd into the setting.

1 Species ID Suggestions

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago
Green Antelopehorn Milkweed
Asclepias veridis PLANTS Profile for Asclepias viridis (green antelopehorn) | USDA PLANTS


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5 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fascinating!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Awesome photos! What a wonderful Asclepiad and handsmome beetles!

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

Those look like milkweed flowers. The beetle looks like one from the family Cerambycidae.

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Stunning! And with a creature off to the left - bonus! :)

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 12 years ago

I wonder if they are related to the Passiflora? Fabulous!

RobertShinn
Spotted by
RobertShinn

Austin, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 24, 2000
Submitted on Aug 16, 2011

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