Butterfly Weed Native Range. Butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa is a beautiful native wildflower that is an excellent source of pollen and nectar for beneficial pollinating insects the genus name asclepias is derived from the greek god of medicine asklepios and the species name means a tuberous taproot. Butterfly weed is adapted to less than ideal soil conditions and is well suited to clay dry and even rocky soil and drought conditions.
Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. Butterfly weed is a bushy perennial plant with a diameter of about 1 5 to 2 feet. Overview asclepias tuberosa also referred to as butterfly weed or indian paintbrush orange milkweed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern america.
Native americans harvested fibers from the dried stems that were made into ropes and used in weaving cloth.
This beautiful native wildflower is found from maine to south dakota to the desert southwest to florida. Butterfly weed asclepias tuberosa is a beautiful native wildflower that is an excellent source of pollen and nectar for beneficial pollinating insects the genus name asclepias is derived from the greek god of medicine asklepios and the species name means a tuberous taproot. This beautiful native wildflower is found from maine to south dakota to the desert southwest to florida. Butterfly weed is known for its flowers though.