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Name: Asclepias
nyctaginifolia Common Name: Mojave Milkweed Flower Color: Pale green to greenish white Plant Type: Herb, Perennial Height: To 1 foot (30 cm) tall Date Observed: August 20, 2005 Notes: Poisonous. The flowers are in rounded, terminal clusters and have 5, reflexed petals and 5, upright hoods which are slightly shorter than the petals and have only slightly protruding horns. The large, wavy-edged, dark green leaves are petioled, opposite, and ovate to lanceolate in shape. |
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