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Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a native perennial herb found in eastern Canada in fields, ditches, and waste places. This plant has poisoned sheep in the eastern United States. The plant contains cardiac glycosides, which are toxic to animals (Reynard and Norton, Joubert 1989).
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www.holoweb.com/cannon/common2.htm
www.holoweb.com/cannon/common2.htm
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A PLANTS profile of Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Asclepias syriaca L. common milkweed; ... This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASSY
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Asclepias syriaca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species. It is in the genus Asclepias ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_syriaca
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Connecticut Botanical Society ... next pink flower ; next in milkweed family ... blank pixels for layout...
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www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiassyri.ht...
www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiassyri.html
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Index- plants in this Family; Asclepiadaceae / Milkweed ... Though only the more common plants are covered this is often the first book I pick up when trying to identify a wildflower.
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2bnthewild.com/plants/H182.htm
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Picture and description of the Common Milkweed ... Common Milkweed; Asclepias syriaca ... the most notable characteristic of the common milkweed is its position as the sole source of food for the larvae of the monarch butterfly. The plant contains glycosides, which, when eaten by the caterpillars,
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www.scienceu.com/library/articles/flowers/milkweed_pods...
www.scienceu.com/library/articles/flowers/milkweed_pods.html
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The beautiful monarch butterfly lives it's entire life on the common milkweed plant. Read all about this amazing relationship. ... Common Milkweed - The Facts:
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www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/plants/milkweed...
www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/plants/milkweed.htm
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Common milkweed in the backyard that got nearly 7 feet high. Monarch butterflies are fond of it. God simply plopped down a seed in the back yard between some miniature roses and I was able to notice it was not the butterflyweed I already have popping up here and there.
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www.dontveter.com/howtogrow/asclsyri.html
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Perennial herb from a deep rhizome ... Flowers: dull purplish-pink to greenish white ... Habitat: Prairie, pastures, roadsides, and waste ground; sandy, clayey, or rocky calcareous soils of banks or flood plains...
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www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/guide/syriac.htm
www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/guide/syriac.htm
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