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Monarch butterfly clinging to purple swamp milkweed
Milkweed plants flowers in a field
A close-up of vibrant yellow Asclepias cur Milkweed flowers growing on a lush green garden
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on pink flowers.
Many butterfly weed florets at Linne Woods in Morton Grove, Illinois

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Seedpod and seeds of milkweed (genus: Asclepias; unidentified species) early in autumn, field in northern Illinois. Milkweed seeds are dispersed by wind. Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seedpod-seeds-milkweed-genus-asclepias-unidentified-290659382">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, growing abundantly in prairie, summer in northern Illinois.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144715564">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, flowering in prairie in summer, northern Illinois. It is the main source of food for caterpillars.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144709582">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Many milkweed plants (genus: Asclepias) with unopened pods in prairie, late summer in IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/milkweed-plants-genus-asclepias-unopened-pods-84329179">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>