Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Summary 7

Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–1 metre (1 ft 0 in–3 ft 3 in) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early autumn. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5–12 cm long, and 2–3 cm broad.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. Cbaile19, sem restrições de direitos de autor conhecidas (domínio público), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_tuberosa,_2015-07-18,_Beechview,_01.jpg
  2. (c) Joshua Mayer, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wackybadger/26078063206/
  3. (c) Michel Langeveld, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asclepias_tuberosa_213149331.jpg
  4. (c) lvconrad1977, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lvconrad1977
  5. Sem direitos reservados, uploaded by Alan Weakley
  6. (c) Eric M Powell, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell
  7. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_tuberosa

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