(Jul-96; Mom/Dad)
(29-Jun-96; Arnot Forest)
(Jul-96; King Rd.)
(Nov-96; Curtis Rd.; seed pods)
Common Milkweed
Family: Milkweed
Season: summer
(29-Jun-96; Arnot Forest)
(Jul-96; King Rd.)
(Nov-96; Curtis Rd.; seed pods)
Common Milkweed
Common type of Milkweed found by roadsides and fields. Pale-pink clusters of waxy-looking flowers - usually late June. Thick stems and large, rounded thick leaves with gooey milk (toxin source for Monarch Butterfly). "Classic" milkweed seedpods with copious fluffy down in fall. Usually found in drier places than Swamp Milkweed.