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Asclepias tuberosa facts for kids
| Butterfly weed | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. tuberosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias tuberosa L. |
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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to North America. It blooms from June to September. The flowers are orange, red-orange, or yellow. This species is found in prairies, meadows, and fields. It likes well-drained soil and sunny or partly shaded places. Butterfly Weed grows from 0.3 to 0.9 meters tall (1–3 feet).
Common names
Butterfly Weed has many common names. Here is a list of them:
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Images for kids
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Entire plant from the ground to the flower
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Young stems during spring
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A young leaf
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An emerging flower head
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Closeup of the hairy stems
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Closeup of unopened buds
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Flower head
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Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
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Orange flowers
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Red-striped orange flowers
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Yellow flowers
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Seedpod