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Asclepias species produce their seeds in pods termed follicles. The seeds, which are arranged in overlapping rows, bear a cluster of white, silky, filament-like hairs known as the coma [ 13 ] (often referred to by other names such as pappus , "floss", "plume", or "silk").
See text The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae . Formerly, it was treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae , e.g. by APG II , and known as the milkweed family.
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 .
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 ...
The pathogen infects the living tree while it is in stress; it will not infect a tree that is healthy or already dead. [1] In order for a tree to become infected, the tree must be already dying or at least must have branches that are dying. The pathogen will therefore kill the tree if the tree is unhealthy.
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 ]
The Arizona milkweed is an herbaceous perennial that forms a taproot, growing to 28 in (71 cm) in height. The stems arise from a single crown, and can be many.
Asclepias linaria is a species of milkweed known by the common name pineneedle milkweed. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of Northwestern Mexico and Arizona . This is a large erect perennial herb or shrub coated in hairs and many narrow, green leaves which resemble pine needles .