Quick Characteristics:
| Height: | 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft) |
| Flower Colors: | orange, yellow |
| Flower Season: | early summer to mid summer |
| Life form: | tuber |
| Climate: | USDA Zone 6-8 |
Asclepias tuberosa is native to Eastern North America and commonly called Butterfly Weed. It bears showy umbels of small flowers, usually orange, but their color can vary from yellow to near red. Photos 1-4 were taken in June 2007 by Jay Yourch. Photos 4-6 were taken in habitat by Nhu Nguyen of an orange form at Kisatchie National Forest, central Louisiana.
Photograph of seed by David Pilling and seed dispersal in November by Martin Bohnet.
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