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MILKWEED FAMILY
(ASCLEPIADACEAE)
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Butterfly larval food: Monarch, Queen, Soldier
Butterfly nectar food: Banded Hairstreak, Little Metalmark, Monarch, Pearl Crescent, Queen, Red-banded Hairstreak, Ruddy Daggerwing, Silvery Checkerspot, Spring Azure, Striped Hairstreak, White M Hairstreak
NOTE: All parts of milkweed plants are toxic to animals. |
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name |
area | flower
& fruit |
season |
other |
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Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica | NCS | scarlet | SpSuFW | a, ta  |
Purple milkweed
Asclepias humistrata | NC | many | SpSu | p, ta |
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata | NCS | pink-purple | Su | p, ta |
Florida milkweed
Asclepias longiflora | NCS | white | SpSu | p, ta |
Pedicellate milkweed
Asclepias pedicellata | NCS | pale green | SpSu | p, ta |
White milkweed
Asclepias perennis | NC | white | SpSuF | p, ta |
Butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa | NCS | orange/red | SpSuF | p, ta |
Variegated milkweed
Asclepias variegata | N | yellow | SpSu | p, ta |
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| Codes: |
N=north
C=central
S=south |
Sp=spring
Su=summer
F=fall
W=winter |
a=annual
b=biennial
p=perennial
s=shrub
t=tree
v=vine |
i=invasive
ta=toxic to animals
th=toxic to humans |
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Florida Native Plants
