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Tropical milkweed (ασκληπιάς)

Asclepias curassavica

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Asclepias curassavica, a tropical milkweed originally from the Americas, spotted growing wild, in Anavros stream riverbed, Volos city, Greece. The species used to be a very popular ornamental garden plant, and sometimes can be found in odd places (as this one) as a garden escapee.

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Δήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted on Oct 5, 2014
Submitted on Oct 6, 2014

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