| Other Common Names:
Butterfly Milkweed, Pleurisy Root
Family: Milkweed
(Asclepiadaceae)
Height: 1 - 2 1/2' (30 -75
cm)
Flower Size: 3/8" (9 mm)
wide, with many in a head
Flowering Season: June -
September
Ecological Preferences: Dry
soil
Select Characteristics:
Does
not exude a milky juice when broken.
Historical Significance: Some
plant parts were used to treat pleurisy and other
pulmonary ailments.
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