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Asclepias incarnata facts for kids
| Swamp Milkweed | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. incarnata |
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| Asclepias incarnata L. |
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a species of milkweed plant. It is also known as Rose Milkweed, Pink Milkweed, Swamp Silkweed, and White Indian Hemp. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to North America. It blooms from June to August. The flowers are pink. Swamp Milkweed is found in wet meadows, prairies, swamps, and marshes. It likes moist soil and sunny or partly shaded places. It grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.5 meters (1–5 feet).
Images for kids
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With monarch butterfly larva
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With Sphex ichneumoneus
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Open seed pods
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Inflorescence
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Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'
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Cultivated variety