I've always enjoyed milkweeds. I remember breaking off the developing seed pods as a child and seeing the white, milky sap flowing from the break. Because I really enjoyed butterflies while growing up in Minnesota, making the connection between milkweeds and
Monarch Butterflies (
Danaus plexippus) solidified milkweeds' place in my mind as a noteworthy type of plant. The following species are ones I've found around where I live and work in the Western Florida panhandle.
Butterfly Milkweed (
Asclepias tuberosa)
Clasping Milkweed (
Asclepias amplexicaulis)
Longleaf Milkweed (
Asclepias longifolia)
Largeflower Milkweed (
Asclepias connivens)
Whorled Milkweed (
Asclepias verticillata)
Pineland Milkweed (
Asclepias obovata)
Carolina Milkweed (
Asclepias cinerea)
Pinewoods milkweed (
Asclepias humistrata)
Michaux's milkweed (
Asclepias michauxii)
Savannah milkweed (
Asclepias pedicellata)
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