Monarch Butterfly Milk Weed. Some insects such as monarch butterflies have evolved a resistance to the poison and can safely consume the plants. However when given a choice their favorite milkweed by far is the asclepias incarnata common name.
Milkweed asclepias spp is a family of perennial flowering plants that are native to africa and north and south america. The monarch s top 4 favorite milkweed species are bolded in the list below. It is also poisonous.
A monarch butterfly perches on milkweed at the patuxent wildlife research center in laurel md friday may 31 2019.
The monarch s top 4 favorite milkweed species are bolded in the list below. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height with a thin vertical growth habit. Indeed eradication of milkweed both in. They are called milkweed because the plants contain latex a milky white fluid.