Orange Wildflower
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Name: Asclepias
tuberosa Common Name: Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed Flower Color: Orange, yellow Plant Type: Herb, Perennial Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall Date Observed: June 11, 2005 Notes: Poisonous. The flowers are solidly colored orange or yellow with 5 reflexed petals, and an erect hood extending beyond the central column. The flowers are in terminal, flat-topped umbels. The green leaves are narrowly lanceolate. It grows in grassy, upland areas and blooms May to September. |
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