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Asclepias tuberosa
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Butterfly Milkweed
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This perennial forb prefers a coarse-to-medium textured soil with dry-to-moist conditions. Generally, considered beneficial to bees; however, it is conceivably possible for bees and other small pollinators to become trapped in a blossom. Also, the sticky pollen masses might cling to a bee's head or legs (affecting her mobility or appearance).
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Mixed grassland; Moist Mixed Grasslands; Aspen Parkland; Along Roadsides
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Flowering: May - September.
Readily hybridizing, milkweeds arise from creeping rhizomes and are moderately fast growing. Typically, two to six feet in height.
Leaves: Ovate to oblong, mostly opposite, rarely alternate (forming pairs or whorls).
Flowers: The blooms (0.5'' wide) open in crowded, many flowered, rounded, axillary and terminal umbels. 5 petals
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It produces 70,000 seeds per pound. Typically, the honey is light coloured with a mild flavour.
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Asclepias = Greek God of Healing (Aesclepius)
The fluffy fibre from the pods has been used as quilt batting and stuffing for jackets and life preservers.
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Burdock Root,,PlantFBeeKInCanada,1,2
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https://www.beeculture.com/milkweeds-honey-plants/
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