



Asclepias
Milkweed is a special plant that butterflies love! It has pink flowers and pods filled with silky seeds that float in the wind.
Hábitat: Grasslands
The Milkweed is a tall plant with sturdy stems and large, oval leaves. Its clusters of small, star-shaped flowers are typically pink or purple, but can also be white. It's unique for its milky white sap that oozes when stems are broken.




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A single milkweed plant can produce hundreds of seeds, each ready to fly on the wind!
Ancient people crafted strong ropes and fabrics from milkweed's tough stem fibers!
During WWII, milkweed's fluffy seed fibers were used as buoyant stuffing for life vests!
Some clever insects can eat milkweed, absorb its toxins, and use them for their own defense!
Milkweed has a milky sap that contains toxins and becomes sticky, helping it defend against hungry herbivores.
Milkweed seeds have silky 'parachutes' that allow them to glide on the wind, spreading far and wide.
Milkweed produces special chemicals, making it the only plant Monarch butterfly caterpillars can eat to survive.
Its abundant flowers produce sweet nectar that attracts many insects, ensuring it gets pollinated.
Danaus plexippus
Caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed leaves.
Apis mellifera
Honey bees visit flowers for nectar and pollen.
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Oncopeltus fasciatus
Feeds on seeds, stems, and sap of the plant.
Aphis asclepiadis
Sucks sap from stems and undersides of leaves.
Odocoileus virginianus
Deer sometimes browse on young milkweed shoots.
Las plantas caducifolias pierden periódicamente todas sus hojas, por lo general durante el otoño o las estaciones secas.
Las flores en racimo son inflorescencias donde las flores individuales están dispuestas muy juntas en un tallo común.
Las flores fragantes emiten un aroma agradable, a menudo para atraer polinizadores o como defensa.
Las plantas medicinales poseen compuestos químicos que pueden utilizarse con fines terapéuticos para tratar enfermedades o mantener la salud.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.
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Enjoy milkweed from a distance and avoid touching or eating any part of the plant.
60-200 cm
30-100 cm
1-2 cm
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