Milkweed Invasive Species. Many of these species such as a. There are around a 100 native species of milkweed in north america and we are not going to cover the details to identify all of them.
There are 14 species of milkweed native in canada white 1996. The common milkweed is a large herb native to north america that gets its name from the thick white latex that emerges when parts of the plant are broken. Asclepias is a widespread genus with 76 species and 91 accepted taxa overall.
However we offer some tips to identify some of the most common milkweed species used by volunteers.
Syriaca is the most widespread and locally abundant species of the genus hartzler and buhler 2000. There are around a 100 native species of milkweed in north america and we are not going to cover the details to identify all of them. You can contact the non native invasive species team in the northern ireland environment agency on 028 9056. Milkweed identification guide.