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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies
  6. Dogbanes and Milkweeds
  7. Milkweeds
  8. Longhood Milkweed

species 54 observations

Longhood Milkweed

Asclepias macrotis

Status
maybe native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

77 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Monarch, Isabella Tiger Moth, Queen, Soldier 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Large Milkweed Bug, Eastern Cottontail, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ornate Checkered Beetle 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Protandrena mexicanorum 66

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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