Asclepias tuberosa
butterflyweed
Apocynaceae, the dogbane family
Coefficient of Conservatism = 4
Butterflyweed is a low-growing brilliantly orange-flowered Asclepias that lacks the miky sap produced by our other members of the milkweed genus.
Photo taken July 18, 2023 at OSU-Marion
One of the many peculiar aspects of milkweed flowers is that their petals are formed into bowl-like “hoods” that are filled with nectar that is avidely sought by a great bariety of insects.
Photo taken July 8, 2001 at OSU-Marion.