Common Milkweed |
Common Milkweed |
Asclepias syriaca |
Milkweed Family - Asclepiadaceae |
Distinctive heads (umbels) of rose to greenish purple, somewhat drooping flowers,
each on a relatively long stalk. Petals bent backwards exposing a 5-part hood
or corona with a curved horn arising from each hood. (Photographed - late July) |
Leaves 4 to 10" long, light green, opposite, broadly oblong and downy below. |
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