Milkweed Plant With White Flowers. Asclepias also known as milkweed is a genus of about 200 species of herbaceous perennials in the family apocynaceae native to americas. These perennials are known for their sweet smelling flowers and milky white liquid within its foliage.
Most species are toxic to humans and many other species primarily due to the presence of cardenolides although as with many such plants there are species that feed upon them i e. Asclepias curassavica has become a popular milkweed plant in the southern coastal areas of the united states. Asclepias also known as milkweed is a genus of about 200 species of herbaceous perennials in the family apocynaceae native to americas.
These perennials are known for their sweet smelling flowers and milky white liquid within its foliage.
However this is not a. Asclepias curassavica has become a popular milkweed plant in the southern coastal areas of the united states. There are 5 separate sepals petal like leaves and 5 fused petals. The herb produces one or two large wart like pods that mature in the fall redwing milkweed is a native perennial in the acanthaceae family.
