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Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly milkweed "is a tuberous rooted, Missouri native perennial which occurs in dry/rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields and roadsides throughout the state" Previously in the family Asclepiadaceae (milkweeds however newer treatments lump the milkweeds into the dogbanes family, Apocynaceae.
These shrubs were growing in an untended verge between a parking lot and a vacant vegetated lot.
Spotted on Jul 2, 2014
Submitted on Sep 19, 2014
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