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A. Heller. Asclepias texana, commonly called Texas milkweed, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family ( Apocynaceae ). It is native to North America, where it is widespread in the regions of the Chihuahuan Desert and Edwards Plateau. Its range spans from the states of Durango and Coahuilla in Mexico, north to the state of Texas ...
Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. [4] [5] [6] Most species are toxic to humans and many other species, primarily due to the presence of cardenolides.
Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed, [3] is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, Asclepias. [4] It is native to the American tropics [5] and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Other common names include bloodflower or blood flower, [3] cotton bush, [6] hierba de la cucaracha, [3] Mexican ...
Most common hosts are: citrus trees, papayas, sweet potatoes, ornamental plants, sugarcane, panicum grasses, peanut, corn, and other plant species. The citrus root weevil is known to feed on over 270 species of plants from 59 different families. Diestrammena asynamora. greenhouse camel cricket. Insecta.
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. [3] [4] It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar.
Bluebonnet (plant) Bluebonnet is a name given to any of a number of purple-flowered or blue-flowered species of the genus Lupinus predominantly found in southwestern United States and is collectively the state flower of Texas. The shape of the petals on the flower resembles the bonnet worn by pioneer women to shield them from the sun. [1]
Asclepias speciosa is a specific monarch butterfly food and habitat plant. Additionally, phenylacetaldehyde produced by the plants attracts Synanthedon myopaeformis, the red-belted clearwing moth. [7] It is also a larval host for the dogbane tiger moth and the queen butterfly. [8]
Asclepias asperula, commonly called antelope horns milkweed or spider milkweed, is a species of milkweed native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Description [ edit ] It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–0.9 m (1–3 ft) tall, with clustered greenish-yellow flowers with maroon highlights.