Shrub Steppe - Eastern Washington State

Showy milkweed

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Related information
Asclepias speciosa photos and WA distribution map - UW Herbarium
Milkweed clip-art

Showy milkweed is host plant for:
Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus
Red milkweed beetle

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Washington Native Plant Society

Related Books
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
Wildflowers of the Inland Northwest
Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia and the Inland Northwest
Northwest Penstemons: 80 Species in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

 

Showy milkweed flower picture
Showy milkweed flowers - June

 

Showy milkweed leaves
Showy milkweed leaves

 

Picture of showy milkweed flowers - Asclepias speciosa
Showy milkweed flowers - Asclepias speciosa

 

Picture of red milkweed beetle Tetraopes tetraopthalmus
Red milkweed beetle
Photo courtesy of Gerry Rome



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