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Asclepias

life science Maturity 5-7

Milkweed is a special plant.

Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Milkweed.jpg
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Milkweed.jpg
It has white juice inside. Some bugs love to eat it.
Milkweed sprout.jpg
Milkweed sprout.jpg
Monarch butterflies need it to grow. It helps them stay strong. Do you like looking at flowers?
Asclepias syriaca seed pod.jpg
Asclepias syriaca seed pod.jpg

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File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Milkweed.jpg
Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Milkweed.jpg
File:Asclepias syriaca seed pod.jpg
Asclepias syriaca seed pod.jpg
File:Milkweed sprout.jpg
Milkweed sprout.jpg
File:Oleandrin-skeletal.svg
Oleandrin-skeletal.svg
File:Pepsis sp 02.jpg
Pepsis sp 02.jpg
File:Bee on Antelope Horn-April 2015.JPG
Bee on Antelope Horn-April 2015.JPG
Wind dispersed milkweed seeds.webm
File:Asclepias-albicans.jpg
Asclepias-albicans.jpg
File:Asclepias amplexicaulis Arkansas.jpg
Asclepias amplexicaulis Arkansas.jpg
File:Asclepias asperula - Antelope Horns.jpg
Asclepias asperula - Antelope Horns.jpg
File:Asclepias sp. flowers (Marshal Hedin).jpg
Asclepias sp. flowers (Marshal Hedin).jpg
File:Asclepias cordifolia.JPG
Asclepias cordifolia.JPG

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