Photo of Asclepias syriaca (Milkweed)

Asclepias syriaca This native perennial plant is 2-6' tall and unbranched, except sometimes toward the apex, where the flowers occur. The central stem is relative stout, pale green, terete, and usually short-pubescent (less often glabrous). The opposite leaves are up to 8" long and 3½" wide, broadly oblong in shape, and smooth along their margins. The upper leaf surface is pale-medium to dark green and hairless above, while the lower leaf surface is densely covered with woolly hairs that are very short.. Asclepiadaceae

Author : Sandy Pruden
Photo # : 15797
Online since: March 24th 2015