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Common Milkweed - Asclepias syriaca Habitat: Meadow<br />
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    comments (4)

  1. Beautiful-wispy! Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks Annie! I love seeing the fluffy seeds spilling out of the pods. It's a sure sign of autumn. Posted 3 years ago
  2. Nice composition Christine Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks, Niel. Milkweed seeds are so photogenic. I can't resist them. Posted 3 years ago

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"Asclepias syriaca" is a species of flowering plant. It is in the genus "Asclepias", the milkweeds. This species is native to southern Canada and of much of the conterminous eastern U.S., east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies.

Similar species: Gentianales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Oct 5, 2021. Captured Oct 23, 2020 10:02 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm