species 78,648 observations
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Field notes
Supports All
404
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Monarch, Queen, Unexpected Cycnia Moth, Milkweed Tussock Moth
9
-
Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid, Acmaeodera tubulus, Red Milkweed Beetle
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Large Milkweed Bug, False Milkweed Bug, Hunter's Little Paper Wasp, Chestnut Carpenter Ant
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Great Spangled Fritillary
380
Children
Range
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 Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Low
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed Prostrate
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial Poisonous
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.