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Longleaf milkweed
Asclepias longifolia
Apocynaceae
 

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Ecological Restoration Notes: A rare and scattered herb in pinelands.

Availability: Apparently not cultivated in Florida.

Range: Eastern and southeastern United States.

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Habitats: Pinelands and prairies.

Wildlife and Ecology: Larval host plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterflies

Comments: See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.


Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Copyright by: Mary Keim

Copyright by: Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.


Other data on Asclepias longifolia available from:

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants


 
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