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Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)

Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
This specimen of Swamp Milkweed shows the multiple seed pods on each flower head. The plant blooms with reddish-pink flower clusters in summer in wet prairies. The opposite leaves of this milkweed are narrow, long, and tapered.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 33446

<i>Asclepias incarnata</i> (Swamp Milkweed)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)

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