Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias
incarnata |
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| Family |
Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) |
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| Bloom |
Summer |
| Habitat |
Wet, sun, near streams and
lakes, wet meadows, swales |
| Status |
Native Do
Not Pick! |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
2-4 feet |
| Flower |
Fragrant rosy red-and-white
flowers 1/4" wide form several flat clusters 2-3" wide. Individual
flowers have 5 downward-curving petals and 5 upward petals resembling a
crown. |
| Leaf |
Leaves are smooth, narrow, and
opposite in pairs. |
| Notes |
Stems are stout and
smooth and have a milky juice if broken. Fruit is in narrow pods 2-4"
long which open on one side to release 10-20 disk-shaped brown seeds, each
with a white tuft. |
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