Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort or Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the milkweed genus Asclepias. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies, and it grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceClonal perennial forb that produces white latex when cut, typically 3 to 5 feet tall 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Asclepias syriaca - Wikipedia
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Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant.
Conservation status box
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Description
All parts of the plants produce a white latex when cut.
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