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Asclepias syriaca. Green flower buds of a common milkweed.
Butterfly weed, orange milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, flowers, buds and leaves. Close-up.
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeding on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
A close-up of the rosy pink flowers, buds, leaves, and stem of Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca in a meadow. A bumblebee is on one flower head. Blurred natural background.
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) blooming in the garden. It is a species of milkweed and excellent source of pollen and nectar for pollinating insects.

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Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, flowering in prairie in summer, northern Illinois. It is the main source of food for caterpillars.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144709582">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, growing abundantly in prairie, summer in northern Illinois.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144715564">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Seedpod and seeds of milkweed (genus: Asclepias; unidentified species) early in autumn, field in northern Illinois. Milkweed seeds are dispersed by wind. Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seedpod-seeds-milkweed-genus-asclepias-unidentified-290659382">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Many milkweed plants (genus: Asclepias) with unopened pods in prairie, late summer in IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/milkweed-plants-genus-asclepias-unopened-pods-84329179">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>