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Left: A picture from the ASMSA pollinator garden in October.
Left: A picture from the ASMSA pollinator garden in October.
Right: A photo used by the US Forrest Service
Right: A photo used by the US Forrest Service
Plant Characteristics
Plant Characteristics
Plant Preference/Growing Conditions:
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Bloom Season:
Fall and/or Winter Interest?
Distribution
Distribution
Habitat: The butterfly milkweed plant likes to grow in dry open fields. examples of that would be Prairies and midwestern plains.
Native to Arkansas? Yes, Butterfly milk weed is native to the eastern part of the USA
Native to Garland County? Yes,
Endemic to Arkansas? no
Ecological Value
Ecological Value
Host Plant for Caterpillars?
Yes, milkweeds are the sole host plants for monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), and butterfly milk weed is also the host for queen butterflies (Danaus gilippus).
Other Known Ecological Value?
Other Interesting Facts
Other Interesting Facts
Origin of Name:
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References
References
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