{"id":25,"date":"2016-03-16T05:01:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T05:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monarch.huasambo.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2023-04-14T20:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:52:04","slug":"milkweed-identification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mission-monarch.org\/wordpress\/steps\/get-ready\/milkweed-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Find milkweed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 hidden-xs\"><img style=\"width: 100%; float: left; padding-right: 15px;\" title=\"Mission Monarque\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SC92_SONYA_CHAREST_-802-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Mission Monarque\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8 d-inline-block\">\n<h2 class=\"text-xs-center text-sm-left\"><strong>Monarch means milkweed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\">Milkweed is a flowering plant essential to the life cycle of the monarch, as it is the sole source of food for the caterpillars. The survival of the butterfly depends on the accessibility of this host plant. An important part of <em>Mission Monarch<\/em> is to identify and map milkweed in Canada. There are about a dozen species of milkweed in Canada, in nine of the ten provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the identification sheets below to find and recognize milkweed species in your area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\" style=\"padding-bottom: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-xs-left text-sm-left\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>SEARCH CRITERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\"><label style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Province<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"provinceName\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><option value=\"1\"><\/option><option value=\"ab\">Alberta<\/option><option value=\"bc\">British Colombia<\/option><option value=\"mb\">Manitoba<\/option><option value=\"nb\">New Brunswick<\/option><option value=\"nl\">Newfoundland<\/option><option value=\"ns\">Nova Scotia<\/option><option value=\"on\">Ontario<\/option><option value=\"pe\">Prince Edward Island<\/option><option value=\"qc\">Quebec<\/option><option value=\"sk\">Saskatchewan<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><label style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Flower color<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"flowercolorName\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><option value=\"1\"><\/option><option value=\"pink\">Pink<\/option><option value=\"red\">Red<\/option><option value=\"orange\">Orange<\/option><option value=\"white\">White<\/option><option value=\"green\">Green<\/option><option value=\"violet\">Violet<\/option><option value=\"yellow\">Yellow<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><label style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Leaves<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"leavesName\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><option value=\"1\"><\/option><option value=\"opposite\">Opposite<\/option><option value=\"alternate\">Alternate<\/option><option value=\"narrow\">Narrow<\/option><option value=\"broad\">Broad<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><label style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Habitat<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"habitatName\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><option value=\"1\"><\/option><option value=\"dry_soils\">Dry soils<\/option><option value=\"wetlands\">Wetlands<\/option><option value=\"garden\">Gardens (exclusively)<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><label style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Native<\/label><\/td>\n<td><select id=\"nativeBool\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><option value=\"1\"><\/option><option value=\"yes\">Yes<\/option><option value=\"no\">No<\/option><\/select><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><button id=\"resetButton\" class=\"btn btn-danger\">Reset<\/button><button id=\"searchButton\" class=\"btn btn-warning\" style=\"width: 60%; float: right;\">Apply<\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"milkweedAccordion\" class=\"accordion col-xs-12 col-sm-8 text-xs-left text-sm-left\">\n<p><!-- For each Species name--><\/p>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"on,qc\" data-flower=\"green, white,pink\" data-leaves=\"opposite,narrow\" data-habitat=\"wetlands\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading8\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse8\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; height: 70px; object-fit: cover; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A.exaltata0260-asc-00065_Michel-Tremblay.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Poke milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias exaltata<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse8\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading8\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Glabrous, pale green to purplish green, from 60 to 150 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Umbels: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Green-white to pink, drooping umbels with long pedicels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Narrow, pointy tips, 5 to 25 cm long, arranged in opposite pairs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Fruits: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Linear and lance-shaped follicles, pubescent, up to 15 cm long.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Moderately moist soil rich in organic matter, along forest edges and in clearings.<br \/>\nTolerates shade.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Ontario, Quebec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 250px; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A.exaltata0260-asc-00065_Michel-Tremblay.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias exaltata\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 250px; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A.exaltata0260-asc-00063_Michel-Tremblay.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias exaltata\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"mb,on,qc,nb,ns,pe\" data-flower=\"pink,red\" data-leaves=\"opposite,narrow\" data-habitat=\"wetlands\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading1\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Incarnata2_Peganum.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Swamp milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias incarnata<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse1\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading1\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Downy (hairy), from 60 to 200 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Umbels: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Red or purplish-pink.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Narrow, tapered, 4 to 17 cm long, arranged in opposite pairs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Fruits: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Long, narrow and smooth follicles, changing colour from green to brownish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Wetlands. Also found in swamps, ditches and near streams, rivers and lakes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Population:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Often scattered \u2013 does not form dense colonies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova-Scotia, Prince Edward Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Incarnata2_Peganum.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias incarnata\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Incarnata_Peganum.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias incarnata\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Incarnata2_PatrickAlexander.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias incarnata\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Incarnata_BrettWhaley.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias incarnata\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"bc,ab,sk,mb,on\" data-flower=\"orange,white,green,violet,yellow\" data-leaves=\"opposite,broad\" data-habitat=\"dry_soils\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading2\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse2\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ovalifolia_CAJCInTheRockies.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Dwarf milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias ovalifolia<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse2\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading2\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>simple (unbranched) and downy, 30 to 60 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Flowers: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>greenish white or pale violet corolla; orange or yellow corona.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>opposite, oval, with pointy tips, 5 to 8 cm long.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>likes sandy soil, roadsides and dry, sunny conditions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ovalifolia_BrettWhaley.jpg\" alt=\"Ovalifolia_BrettWhaley\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ovalifolia_CAJCInTheRockies.jpg\" alt=\"Ovalifolia_CAJCInTheRockies\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"bc,ab,sk,mb\" data-flower=\"pink,white\" data-leaves=\"opposite,broad\" data-habitat=\"dry_soils\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading3\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse3\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Aspeciosa2_PatrickAlexander.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Showy milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias speciosa<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse3\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading3\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">45 to 200 cm tall, velvety or pubescent (hairy).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Flowers: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>pale pink, arranged in umbels. The corona hoods are long (9 to 13 mm) and<br \/>\nlance-shaped, making the flowers look like stars.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>opposite, 10 to 25 cm long, smooth or slightly downy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>well-drained soil, sunny sites, pastures, swamps, forest edges, untilled fields,<br \/>\nroadsides, ditches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Aspeciosa_PatrickAlexander.jpg\" alt=\"speciosa_PatrickAlexander\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Aspeciosa2_PatrickAlexander.jpg\" alt=\"speciosa_PatrickAlexander\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Aspeciosa_AndreyZarkikh.jpg\" alt=\"speciosa_AndreyZarkikh\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Aspeciosa_EmilyJmat.jpg\" alt=\"Aspeciosa_EmilyJmat\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"sk,mb,on,qc,nb,ns,pe,nl\" data-flower=\"pink,violet\" data-leaves=\"opposite,broad\" data-habitat=\"dry_soils\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading4\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse4\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Asyriaca_DaphneLaurierMontpetit.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Common milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias syriaca<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse4\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>downy, usually single, 90 to 120 cm tall. Underground stems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>broad and thick, 10 to 20 cm long, arranged in opposite pairs on the stem and with<br \/>\npubescent undersides.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Flowers: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>pale pink or violet, arranged in almost spherical umbels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Fruits: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>large spindle-shaped fruit, bumpy, rough and downy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>poor, dry soil, disturbed, sunny sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward<br \/>\nIsland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Asyriaca_DaphneLaurierMontpetit.jpg\" alt=\"syriaca_DaphneLaurierMontpetit\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Asyriaca_SonyaCharest3.jpg\" alt=\"syriaca_SonyaCharest\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Asyriaca_SonyaCharest.jpg\" alt=\"syriaca_SonyaCharest\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Asyriaca2_SonyaCharest.jpg\" alt=\"syriaca_SonyaCharest\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Asyriaca4_SonyaCharest.jpg\" alt=\"syriaca_SonyaCharest\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"on,qc\" data-flower=\"orange,yellow\" data-leaves=\"alternate,narrow\" data-habitat=\"dry_soils\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading5\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse5\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Atuberosa_JoshuaMayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Butterfly milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias tuberosa<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse5\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading5\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>20 to 60 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Flowers: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>bright orange-yellow, arranged in umbels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>alternate on the stem (not opposite each other), lance-shaped, 5 to 10 cm long,<br \/>\nsmooth on top and downy beneath.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>limestone soils, open, rocky, dry sites. Does not tolerate shade.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Unique feature:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>no milky sap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Ontario, Quebec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 active\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Atuberosa_JoshuaMayer.jpg\" alt=\"Tuberosa_JoshuaMayerage\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Atuberosa_MartinLaBar.jpg\" alt=\"Tuberosa_MartinLaBar\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Atuberosa_BrettWhaley.jpg\" alt=\"Tuberosa_BrettWhaley\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Atuberosa_FrankMayField.jpg\" alt=\"Atuberosa_FrankMayField\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"sk,mb,on\" data-flower=\"white,green\" data-leaves=\"narrow,opposite\" data-habitat=\"dry_soils\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading6\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse6\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Averticillata_JohnBrandauer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Whorled milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias verticillata<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse6\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading6\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>angled, pubescent (hairy) or glabrous, 40 to 100 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Flowers: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>white corona and greenish corolla.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>elongated and narrow, almost threadlike, 5 to 10 cm long. Arranged in groups of 2 to<br \/>\n4, opposite each other on the stem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Fruits: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>elongated and lance-shaped, 7 to 10 cm long, glabrous or pubescent (hairy).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>dry, infertile soils.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong> Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Averticillata_JohnBrandauer.jpg\" alt=\"Verticillata_JohnBrandauer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Averticillata_BrettWhaley.jpg\" alt=\"Verticillata_BrettWhaley\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Averticillata2_FrankMayfield.jpg\" alt=\"Verticillata2_FrankMayfield\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Averticillata2_JohnBrandauer.jpg\" alt=\"Verticillata2_JohnBrandauer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"padding-bottom: -40px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"bc,ab,sk,mb,on\" data-flower=\"pink,orange,violet,green\" data-leaves=\"opposite,broad,narrow\" data-habitat=\"dry_soils\" data-native=\"yes\">\n<div id=\"heading7\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse7\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Viridiflora_Eleanor.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Green milkweed<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias viridiflora<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse7\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading7\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>30 to 90 cm tall, pubescent, green and sometimes purplish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Flowers: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>arranged in often downward-facing umbels, pale green sometimes tinged with violet.<br \/>\nUnlike other milkweed species, the flowers of this species have no corona hoods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. Vary in shape depending on the habitat where<br \/>\nthe plant is found. They may be long and narrow or broader and oval. The leaf edges<br \/>\nmay sometimes be wavy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>dry, sandy or rocky soils, but also in wetter sites like marshes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Viridiflora_Eleanor.jpg\" alt=\"Viridiflora_Eleanor\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Viridiflora_MattaLavin.jpg\" alt=\"Viridiflora_MattaLavin\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Viridiflora_JoshuaMayer.jpg\" alt=\"Viridiflora_JoshuaMayer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Viridiflora2_JoshuaMayer.jpg\" alt=\"Viridiflora2_JoshuaMayer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"padding-bottom: -40px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"bc,ab,sk,ma,on,qc,nb,ns,pe,nl\" data-flower=\"orange,red,yellow\" data-leaves=\"opposite,narrow\" data-habitat=\"garden\" data-native=\"no\">\n<div id=\"heading9\" class=\"card-header\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.1);\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse9\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; height: 70px; object-fit: cover; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A.curassavica_GIM002254_Gilles-Murray.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Bloodflower<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Asclepias curassavica<\/i><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 18px;\"> &#8211; Exotic species<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse9\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading9\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Grey-green, glabrous (smooth) from 70 to 100 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Umbels: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Eye-catching orange-red and yellow blooms that last into September. Under ideal conditions (tropics), it can bloom all year round.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Opposite and lance-shaped, smooth, sometimes with a white coloration along the central vein. They can measure up to 15 cm in length.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Fruits: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Long and narrow, 7 to 10 cm in length.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>In gardens (ornamental plant in North America). Prefers a sunny environment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The Caribbean, Central and South America, Mexico.<br \/>\nOrnamental plant cultivated as an annual in Canada (cannot tolerate Canadian winters) or as an indoor plant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A.curassavica_GIM002254_Gilles-Murray.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias curassavica\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A.curassavica_INS040438_Andr\u00e9-Sarrazin.jpg\" alt=\"Asclepias curassavica\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"padding-bottom: -40px; margin-top: 0px;\" data-province=\"bc,ab,sk,ma,on,qc,nb,ns,pe,nl\" data-flower=\"white\" data-leaves=\"opposite,narrow\" data-habitat=\"garden\" data-native=\"no\">\n<div id=\"heading10\" class=\"card-header\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.1);\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\"><a class=\"btn collapsed\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 100; text-align: left;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse10\"><img style=\"float: left; width: 70px; height: 70px; object-fit: cover; border: 1px solid white;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MBG_74730_Missouri-Botanical-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500;\">Balloon plant<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;\"><i>Gomphocarpus physocarpus<\/i><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 18px;\"> &#8211; Exotic species<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse10\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10\" data-bs-parent=\"#milkweedAccordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body text-left\">\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Stem: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Erect habit, up to 180 cm tall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Umbels: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Umbels of pubescent (hairy) flowers white to pink-violet. They release a vanilla smell.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Leaves: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Opposite, long, narrow and lanced-shaped. Slightly pubescent, pale green in colour, and up to 10 cm long.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Fruits: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Light green, round, balloon-like fruit covered with soft bristles. Fruit is eye-catching and different from other milkweeds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Habitat: <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>In gardens (ornamental plant in North America). Tolerates dry to moderately moist soil and likes full sun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Distribution:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique.<br \/>\nOrnamental plant cultivated as an annual in Canada (cannot tolerate Canadian winters).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MBG_74730_Missouri-Botanical-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Gomphocarpus physocarpus\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><a class=\"thumbnail\"><img style=\"max-width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MBG_87400_Missouri-Botanical-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Gomphocarpus physocarpus\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Monarch means milkweed Milkweed is a flowering plant essential to the life cycle of the monarch, as it is the sole source of food for the caterpillars. The survival of the butterfly depends on the accessibility of this host plant. 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