Sullivant S Milkweed. Several features distinguish them. Similar to common milkweed but with hairless foliage.
Milkweed a greenish capsule termed a follicle is relatively smooth in contrast to the warty follicle produced by common milkweed. Asclepias sullivantii is a species of flowering plant in the milkweed genus asclepias common names include prairie milkweed sullivant s milkweed and smooth milkweed. It grows easily in a variety of habitats and will spread freely on its own sometimes too much so it can be a bit weedy.
Similar to common milkweed but with hairless foliage.
The original range of asclepias sullivantii sullivant s milkweed coincided with that of the tallgrass prairie its primary habitat this range now serves as the major corn producing region of the country and very little of the original prairie remains. Sullivant s milkweed asclepias sullivantii also known as prairie milkweed is a long lived perennial and very similar to common milkweed at first glance. Grows in wet prairies part of our monarch cafe plant tag series. Similar to common milkweed but with hairless foliage.