genus
Milkweeds
Asclepias
Field notes
Children 24 of 99
- Common Milkweed native
- Butterfly Milkweed native
- Swamp Milkweed native
- Tropical Milkweed introduced
- Showy Milkweed native
- Green Antelopehorns native
- Antelopehorn Milkweed native
- Narrowleaf Milkweed native
- Whorled Milkweed native
- Green Comet Milkweed native
- Zizotes Milkweed native
- Poke Milkweed native
- Redring Milkweed native
- Woollypod Milkweed presumed native
- Clasping Milkweed native
- Four-leaved Milkweed native
- Rush Milkweed native
- Purple Milkweed native
- Broadleaf Milkweed native
- Heart-leaf Milkweed native
- Sandhill Milkweed native
- Aquatic Milkweed native
- Horsetail Milkweed native
- Fewflower Milkweed native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native milkweeds All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
caterpillars
51
hosts
2
food
32
flowers
229
shelter
1
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Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
caterpillars
10
hosts
2
food
17
flowers
355
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Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
caterpillars
9
hosts
3
food
12
flowers
380
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Green Antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
115
-
Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
108
shelter
1
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Sandhill Milkweed
Asclepias humistrata
caterpillars
9
food
8
flowers
83
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Antelopehorn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
117
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Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
247
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Green Comet Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
149
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Tall Green Milkweed
Asclepias hirtella
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
118
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Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
133
-
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
101
-
Longleaf Milkweed
Asclepias longifolia
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
96
-
Velvet-leaf Milkweed
Asclepias tomentosa
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
80
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Pineland Milkweed
Asclepias obovata
caterpillars
8
food
8
flowers
90