Asclepiadaceae / Milkweed Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 180cm in height (70inches). It has a milky juice.
Leaves: The leaf arrangement is opposite.
Asclepias syriaca -- There are several varieties of Milkweed (see some of them below). All are recognizable by the un-mistakeable flower shape.
Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed
This native classic is best known as a food of larval monarch butterflies (along with it's siblings A. incarnata and A. tuberosa).
Asclepias syriaca showing complex morphology of the flowers.
Secondly, plant morphology observes both the vegetative (somatic) structures of plants, as well as the reproductive structures.
Asclepias Syriaca
Common Milkweed
General poisoning notes for Asclepias syriaca ...
Asclepias syriaca
Argyranthemum broussonetii ssp. broussonetii
Aeonium nobile ...
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
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Clustered Broom-rape (Orobanche fasciculata) ...
Silkweed [English]: Asclepias syriaca
Silkwood Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Silkwood'
Silkwood Tall Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'Silkwood'
Silkworm Mulberry [English]: Morus alba
Silkworm Mulberry [English]: Morus bombycis ...
PLANT DESCRIPTION: Milkweeds, such as common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca (fig. 26), get their name from the thick, sticky, milky sap that oozes out of cut or torn leaves, stems, and fresh pods.
Other wonderful native asclepias include Asclepias syriaca, the common milkweed and Ascelpias verticillata, the narrow leaf milkweed. All are great summer garden flowers, as are most of the twenty species of asclepias native to the Carolinas.
How to Grow Common Milkweed Asclepias Syriaca
An easy to follow tutorial on growing your own milkweed; 'Asclepias syriaca' for monarch butterflies and for beautifying the garden!
How to Grow Daylilies Plant Profile ...
Nombres relacionados: Asclepiadaceae (familia), Asclepias (castellano), Asclepias cornutii (sinónimo), Asclepias fruticosa (similar), Asclepias syriaca (sinónimo), Pai-t'u-huo (chino).
Toxicidad: Tóxica ...
common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa), joe-pye weed (Eupatorium dubium), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), and Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis), are just a few of the many selections.
 See also: Asclepias, Milkweed, Pink, Broom, Solidago
  
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