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

species 486 observations

Largeflower Milkweed

Asclepias connivens

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

87 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Monarch, Milkweed Tussock Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth, Queen 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Large Milkweed Bug, Eastern Cottontail, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-banded Leafhopper 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Delta Flower Scarab, Confused Cloudywing, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee 71

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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