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2. Asclepias tuberosa - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed, is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern North America. [2] It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar .

3. List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees

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   Asclepias spp. 55 species Perennial 7 8 feral, all species are great for honeybees, nectar is so abundant that shaking the blossoms allows visible nectar fall major – 120–250 lb/acre, depending on soil and if good fertilization, Asclepias syriaca has the highest honey yield. F Butterfly weed [4] Asclepias tuberosa: Perennial 7 8 no feral ...

4. Asclepias - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged.

5. Butterfly gardening - Wikipedia

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   [54] [55] As a result of these factors, reproducing monarchs lay fewer eggs on A. tuberosa than they do on most other milkweeds. [54] [51] While the plant's colorful flowers provide nectar for many adult butterflies, A. tuberosa may therefore be less suitable for use in butterfly gardens and monarch waystations than are other milkweed species. [54]

6. List of Asclepias species - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of species in the flowering plant genus Asclepias. As of February 2024, Plants of ... Asclepias tuberosa L. Asclepias ulophylla Schltr.

7. Asclepias incarnata - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers , which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar .

8. Speyeria - Wikipedia

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   The genus has 3 species in Eurasia (these were formerly known as genus Mesoacidalia, now a synonym of Speyeria): . Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) – Dark green fritillary ...

9. Asclepias californica - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias californica is an important monarch butterfly caterpillar host plant, and chrysalis habitat plant. The cardiac glycosides caterpillars ingest from the plant are retained in the butterfly, making it unpalatable to predators. [4] Asclepias californica attracts a wide variety of pollinators including bees and other butterfly species. Its ...