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Butterfly Weed or
Orange Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa		  
Family Milkweed  (Asclepiadaceae)
Bloom Summer - Fall
Habitat Dunes, meadows
Status Native 
Cycle Perennial
Height 1-2 feet
Flower Orange flower clusters are at the top of the stem.  Each flower has 5 petals.  The lower part of the flower turns backward typical of milkweeds.
Leaf There are many leaves that alternate on the stem.  Each is narrow, lance-like and 2-4" long.  They do not bleed a milky white sap when broken.
Notes Stems are finely hairy.  Seed pods are slender and smooth.

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