Characteristics
Asclepias tuberosa L.
butterfly weed
Dry-mesic roadsides, edges of railroads, successional fields, meadows, and dry banks of streams. Does particularly well over calcareous rock.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
S4 (State Rank)
G5?T5? (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Asclepias tuberosa L.
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Species Distribution Map
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