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Flower of the common milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca) The pink flowers of the common milkweed plant or silky swallow-wort plant attracts butterflies and thrives in sunny areas. Asclepias syriaca,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Flower of the common milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca)

The pink flowers of the common milkweed plant or silky swallow-wort plant attracts butterflies and thrives in sunny areas.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent! Promoted. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Wendy's profile
    Wendy
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    Wonderful flowers, would love to see them,
    They really make me happy, the color is fantastic :)     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Deb Cappello's profile
      Deb Cappello
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      Thanks Wendy! They make me happy also! Posted 11 years ago

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The Common Milkweed

"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.

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Similar species: Gentianales
Species identified by Deb Cappello
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By Deb Cappello

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Uploaded Aug 25, 2014. Captured Jun 28, 2010 01:04 in 131-133 Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Kane, PA 16735, USA.
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  • Canon PowerShot A1000 IS
  • f/2.7
  • 1/159s
  • ISO80
  • 6.2mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.