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Asclepias syriaca

common milkweed

Other common names
common silkweed
silk grass
see moresilky swallow wort
Virginian silk
Synonyms
Asclepias cornuti
Botanical details
Family
Apocynaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Asclepias

Genus description

Asclepias can be evergreen or deciduous perennials or subshrubs, with simple, entire leaves and umbel-like clusters of small, distinctively shaped flowers followed by paired fruits containing seeds embedded in silky fibres

Name status

Correct

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