Wild Milkweed. The common milkweed asclepias syriacqa is one of the best known wild plants in north america children love to play with the downy fluff in autumn while farmers despise it as a tenacious weed of hayfields and pastures. The plant has actually been a food source for native american tribes who carefully prepared it by cooking.
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The plant has actually been a food source for native american tribes who carefully prepared it by cooking. Carl linnaeus swedish botanist 1707 1778 named the genus after asclepius the greek god of healing because of the many folk medicinal uses for this plant. Add to favorites.
By sam thayer milkweed plant isn t your average weed.
It typically grows 3 to 4 feet tall on stout straight stems with thick broad opposite leaves and is topped with round slightly drooping clusters of. In fact i feel guilty calling it a weed at all. Milkweed is an herbaceous tall perennial that got its name for its milky sap that contains latex alkaloids and other compounds. Found in fields along roadsides and other open areas common milkweed is native to almost all of new england.
