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Identity

Common Name
Scientific Name Asclepias tuberosa
Type plant
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Taxonomy

External IDs

NCBI Tax ID 141466
GBIF ID 3170305
IUCN ID

Biology & Ecology

Description Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed, is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern North America. It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar.
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References

Reference NCBI Taxonomy ID: 141466
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=141466

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Asclepias tuberosa

Record ID: 29

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