
Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Growing on a disturbed slope on a roadside in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. At the edge of a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest.
Asclepias verticillata is a species of milkweed with narrow leaves and clusters of small white to green flowers. It reaches around two feet in height and attracts an array of insects (including Monarch butterflies). It blooms from May-September.

''Asclepias verticillata'', the whorled milkweed, eastern whorled milkweed, or horsetail milkweed, is a species of milkweed native to most all of eastern North America and parts of western Canada and the United States.
