Asclepias exaltata

Poke Milkweed, Tall Milkweed

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Family: Apocynaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: mid June

The genus name Asclepias refers to the Greek god of medicine Asklepios.




15 June 2011
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
15 June 2011
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
15 June 2011
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
with Monarch butterfly caterpillar
 




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