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Describes physical features, range, habitat, and faunal associations. Provides a photo. ... Otherwise, Butterfly Milkweed is easy to grow, although somewhat slow to develop. Range & Habitat: Butterfly Milkweed is fairly common in Illinois, except some areas in western and NW Illinois (see Distribution Map).
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www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkwee...
www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htm
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A PLANTS profile of Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Asclepias tuberosa L. butterfly milkweed; ... Asclepias tuberosa ssp. rolfsii; Rolfs' milkweed...
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plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASTU
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BUTTERFLY MILKWEED; Asclepias tuberosa L. Plant Symbol = ASTU; Contributed By: USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center; Alternative Names orange milkweed, chigger weed; Use; Warning: Milkweed may be toxic when taken internally, without sufficient preparation.
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plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_astu.pdf
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Description and image. ... Butterfly Milkweed is also known as Butterfly-weed, Chigger-weed and Pleurisy Root. ; Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 64cm in height (25inches). The stem is hairy and branches near the top forming several flower heads.
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www.2bnthewild.com/plants/H166.htm
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Butterfly weed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Common names Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Roo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_weed
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Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) ... Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)grows 1-3 feet tall and has flat-topped clusters of orange flowers. Unlike many other flowers that have two whorls, milkweeds have three whorled flowers. The inner whorl is known as the corolla, above that is the corona, and the outermost...
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www.nps.gov/shen/naturescience/butterfly_milkweed.htm
www.nps.gov/shen/naturescience/butterfly_milkweed.htm
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The monarch butterfly is sometimes called the "milkweed butterfly" because its larvae eat the plant. In fact, milkweed is the only thing the larvae can eat! If you'd like to attract monarchs to your garden, you can try planting milkweed (if you live in the right area).
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www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
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The Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (L.) can be found at Fermilab beginning in June and sometimes in great numbers in late summer, early fall. It is one of the few butterflies that migrates. The butterflies that travel south in the fall overwinter in ... A female monarch lays its eggs (1) on a sprouted milkweed plant.
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ed.fnal.gov/entry_exhibits/insect/monarch.html
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Stout plants with a few to many stems arising from a woody rootstock. The stems and leaves are covered with hairs and the stems are usually unbranched. Umbels of orange flowers appear in the hottest part of the summer ... The only milkweed with clear sap all others have milky sap. ... Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
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www.dyckarboretum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plant...
www.dyckarboretum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=13
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