Mead S Milkweed Illinois. Mead s milkweed asclepias meadii by christopher david benda. 15 years from seed to flowering plant.
Mead s milkweed is a perennial plant of the tallgrass prairies. Oval milkweed asclepias ovalifolia height. Fish wildlife service officially listed a.
The flower cluster nods downward.
Fish wildlife service a photo posted by cyndi cogbill cacogbill on jun 3 2015 at 5 00pm pdt federally threatened. Mead s milkweed is a rare perennial plant in the milkweed family asclepiadaceae. Up to three inches. Mead s milkweed asclepias meadii is a federal threatened harrison 1988 and illinois endangered herkert 1991 milkweed restricted to the tallgrass prairie region of the central united states.