Bloom Native gardener's
field companion

Explore

Field report Layers Search
Log in Sign up
  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies
  6. Dogbanes and Milkweeds
  7. Milkweeds
  8. Slimleaf Milkweed

species 1,151 observations

Slimleaf Milkweed

Asclepias stenophylla

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

135 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Monarch, Milkweed Tussock Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth, Queen 7
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Red Milkweed Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Large Milkweed Bug, Eastern Cottontail, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-banded Leafhopper 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, Arogos Skipper, Protandrena cockerelli, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 118

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Water use
Low Medium
Soil pH
Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

We can't find the internet

Attempting to reconnect

Something went wrong!

Attempting to reconnect