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Asclepias prostrata, commonly known as prostrate milkweed, is a species of perennial plant in the genus Asclepias. [2] It has triangular to elliptical foliage with wavy margins, stems up to 16 inches (410 mm) long, and grows low to the ground (hence the name, which refers to a prostrate growth habit) in sandy soils.
Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...
Asclepias solanoana is a rare species of milkweed known by the common names serpentine milkweed, prostrate milkweed, and solanoa. It is endemic to California , where it grows only in the North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area .
The fine, silky fluff attached to milkweed seeds, which allows them to be distributed long distances on the wind, is known as floss. Milkweed floss is incredibly difficult to spin due to how short and smooth the filaments are, but blending it with as little as 25% wool or other fiber can produce workable yarn. [29]
The original range of Asclepias sullivantii was the tall grass prairie, but very little of that habitat remains because of wide spread conversion to farming. [4] In Minnesota it is listed as threatened species, mainly because of habitat loss , and the remaining plants are found on old railroad right ways that preserve small prairie remnants.
Asclepias asperula, commonly called antelope horns milkweed or spider milkweed, [2] is a species of milkweed native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Description [ edit ]
Asclepias oenotheroides is a species of milkweed, commonly known as zizotes milkweed or side-cluster milkweed. It is native to the south-western United States and Central America. It is native to the south-western United States and Central America.
Asclepias variegata, commonly called the redring milkweed [1] or white milkweed, [2] is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States. [3] It is most common in the Southeastern United States, and becomes rare in the northern edge of its range.