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Asclepias subulata or Desert Milkweed infested with aphids <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132329/asclepias_subulata_or_desert_milkweed_infected_with_aphids.html" title="Asclepias subulata or Desert Milkweed infected with aphids"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5803/132329_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UnvpjtIu0SwRXaIVx3Xm6QHmRq0%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Asclepias subulata or Desert Milkweed infected with aphids This plant was more aphids than plant.<br />
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Asclepias subulata or Desert Milkweed infested with aphids

Asclepias subulata or Desert Milkweed infected with aphids This plant was more aphids than plant.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132330/asclepias_subulata_or_desert_milkweed_infested_with_aphids.html Asclepias subulata,Geotagged,United States,Winter

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  1. Quite a colony Posted 3 years ago

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"Asclepias subulata" is a species of milkweed known commonly as the rush milkweed, desert milkweed or ajamete. This is an erect perennial herb which loses its leaves early in the season and stands as a cluster of naked stalks.

Similar species: Gentianales
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Mar 27, 2022. Captured Mar 4, 2022 12:33 in C5WP+45 Mesa, AZ, USA.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO100
  • 50mm