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2. Asclepias syriaca - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. [2] [3] It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. [4] It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds ...

3. Asclepias - Wikipedia

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   Asclepias is also known as "Silk of America" [36] which is a strand of common milkweed (A. syriaca) gathered mainly in the valley of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada. Milkweed floss can be used in thermal insulation and acoustic insulation.

4. 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 ...

5. 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 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepts 204 species in Asclepias . [ 1 ]

6. Butterfly gardening - Wikipedia

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   A USDA conservation planting guide for Maryland recommends that, for optimum wildlife and pollinator habitat in mesic sites (especially for monarchs), a seed mix should contain 6.0% common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) by weight and 2.0% by seed. [21]

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 .