Identification Wild Milkweed Plant. The corona circle of petals around the center of the flower contains 5 hooded forms facing inwards. By sam thayer milkweed plant isn t your average weed.
They are flat 8 mm long reddish brown and have a pappus of silky hair at one end. Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed. I asked an expert and was told that my plants are just 3 varieties of wild lettuce.
Common milkweed asclepias syriaca is a native herbaceous perennial whose main virtue is its appeal to butterflies especially the monarch which deposits its eggs on the milkweed when the caterpillars hatch they feed on the leaves of milkweed.
For instance plants in the milkweed family asclepiadaceae don t let the name intimidate you secrete a milky sap except for butterfly milkweed and opposite or sometimes whorled leaves. 7 minutes milkweed in flower. Proper identification of this wild plant is very important since it has a poisonous look alike called dogbane. I asked an expert and was told that my plants are just 3 varieties of wild lettuce.