Asclepias Flower Structure. Each individual flower has a five parted calyx sepals and a five parted corolla petals plus in some species a corona that looks like an extra. While our project focuses on tracking western milkweed species in the asclepias genus you may encounter other closely related species that look very similar.
Most species are toxic to humans and many other species primarily due to the presence of cardenolides although as with many such plants there are species that feed upon them i e. Asclepias syriaca commonly called common milkweed butterfly flower silkweed silky swallow wort and virginia silkweed is a species of flowering plant. While our project focuses on tracking western milkweed species in the asclepias genus you may encounter other closely related species that look very similar.
This is an uncommon species that is native to upland prairies rocky glades sandy wetland margins roadsides pastures and abandoned fields from ontario and minnesota south to kansas louisiana and georgia.
Asclepias curassavica commonly known as tropical milkweed is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus asclepias. Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants known as milkweeds named for their latex a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides exuded where cells are damaged. Interesting facts about asclepias. Asclepias syriaca commonly called common milkweed butterfly flower silkweed silky swallow wort and virginia silkweed is a species of flowering plant.
