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Asclepias curassavica facts for kids
| Scarlet Milkweed | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. curassavica |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias curassavica L. |
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Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is a species of milkweed plant. It is also known as Mexican Butterfly Weed and Blood-flower. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to Central America and South America. It is now naturalized around the world. It gets flowers from spring to fall.
Images for kids
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Flower from Flower View
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Fruits
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Seeds
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Seed with parachute
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Seeds close up
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Flower closeup
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Flowers with ants feeding on the nectar
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Monarch caterpillars feeding on milkweed.
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Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold'