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Asclepias tuberosa

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Naming

Botanical Name:

Asclepias tuberosa

Common Names:

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).

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Viridiplantae	Phylum	Streptophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida	Order	Gentianales
Family	Apocynaceae	Genus	Asclepias
Species	tuberosa	NCBI Tax ID	141466
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Mixed grassland; Moist Mixed Grasslands; Aspen Parkland; Along Roadsides

Cultivation:

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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History:

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.

Reference:

Burdock Root,,PlantFBeeKInCanada,1,2

URL:

https://www.beeculture.com/milkweeds-honey-plants/

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