Common Milkweed

Tagged as: Butterflies

Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca  

Common Name: Common Milkweed

flower	leaf	seed

Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: Monarch
Nectar Source/Butterflies Attracted: Monarch, Coral Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Edward's Hairstreak, Banded Hairstreak, Acadian Hairstreak, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail, Checkered White, American Copper, Great Spangled Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Silver-Spotted Skipper

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