Scientific Name
Asclepias syriaca

Common Name
Common milkweed
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 3 to 5 feet
Flower/fruit: 2 to 3 inch, domed umbel of dusty pink or lavender flowers growing in the leaf axis; often drooping; seed pod has a warty appearance
Flowering Season: Summer
Foliage: 3 to 12 inch opposite, oblong leaves; downy underside; rounded at both ends or abruptly pointed at the tip
Site: Fields, roadsides, waste places; dry soil
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