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        • Aquatic milkweed, Asclepias perennis
        • Arizona milkweed, Asclepias angustifolia
        • Bear mountain milkweed, Asclepias scaposa
        • Bract milkweed, Asclepias brachystephana
        • Broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias latifolia
        • Butterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
        • California milkweed, Asclepias californica
        • Carolina milkweed, Asclepias cinerea
        • Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
        • Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
        • Curtiss' milkweed, Asclepias curtissii
        • Cutler's milkweed, Asclepias cutleri
        • Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa
        • Dwarf milkweed, Asclepias involucrata
        • Emory's milkweed, Asclepias emoryi
        • Engelmann's milkweed, Asclepias engelmanniana
        • Fewflower milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata
        • Florida milkweed, Asclepias feayi
        • Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
        • Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
        • Green Comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
        • Greene's milkweed, Asclepias californica ssp. greenei
        • Hall's milkweed, Asclepias hallii
        • Heartleaf milkweed, Asclepias cordifolia
        • Horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
        • Jewel milkweed, Asclepias cryptoceras
        • Largeflower milkweed, Asclepias connivens
        • Lemmon's milkweed, Asclepias lemmonii
        • Longhood milkweed, Asclepias macrotis
        • Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia
        • Mahogany milkweed, Asclepias hypoleuca
        • Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii
        • Mexican whorled milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis
        • Michaux's milkweed, Asclepias michauxii
        • Mojave milkweed, Asclepias nyctaginifolia
        • Nodding milkweed, Asclepias glaucescens
        • Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
        • Parish's woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Pineland milkweed, Asclepias obovata
        • Pineneedle milkweed, Asclepias linaria
        • Pinewoods milkweed, Asclepias humistrata
        • Plains milkweed, Asclepias pumila
        • Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
        • Prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii
        • Prostrate milkweed, Asclepias prostrata
        • Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
        • Red milkweed, Asclepias rubra
        • Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
        • Rusby's milkweed, Asclepias rusbyi
        • Rush milkweed, Asclepias subulata
        • Ruth's milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Sand milkweed, Asclepias arenaria
        • Savannah milkweed, Asclepias pedicellata
        • Serpentine milkweed, Asclepias solanoana
        • Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
        • Sidecluster milkweed, Asclepias lanuginosa
        • Slim milkweed, Asclepias linearis
        • Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
        • Slimpod milkweed, Asclepias quinquedentata
        • Southern milkweed, Asclepias viridula
        • Sperry's milkweed, Asclepias sperryi
        • Spider milkweed, Asclepias asperula
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra
        • Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
        • Texas milkweed, Asclepias texana
        • Tuba milkweed, Asclepias tomentosa
        • Tufted milkweed, Asclepias nummularia
        • Utah milkweed, Asclepias labriformis
        • Welsh's milkweed, Asclepias welshii
        • Wheel milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Whitestem milkweed, Asclepias albicans
        • Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
        • Woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Woollypod milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa
        • Zizotes milkweed, Asclepias oenotheroides
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  • Milkweed
    • Milkweed Plants >
      • Milkweed >
        • Aquatic milkweed, Asclepias perennis
        • Arizona milkweed, Asclepias angustifolia
        • Bear mountain milkweed, Asclepias scaposa
        • Bract milkweed, Asclepias brachystephana
        • Broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias latifolia
        • Butterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
        • California milkweed, Asclepias californica
        • Carolina milkweed, Asclepias cinerea
        • Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
        • Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
        • Curtiss' milkweed, Asclepias curtissii
        • Cutler's milkweed, Asclepias cutleri
        • Desert milkweed, Asclepias erosa
        • Dwarf milkweed, Asclepias involucrata
        • Emory's milkweed, Asclepias emoryi
        • Engelmann's milkweed, Asclepias engelmanniana
        • Fewflower milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata
        • Florida milkweed, Asclepias feayi
        • Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
        • Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
        • Green Comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
        • Greene's milkweed, Asclepias californica ssp. greenei
        • Hall's milkweed, Asclepias hallii
        • Heartleaf milkweed, Asclepias cordifolia
        • Horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
        • Jewel milkweed, Asclepias cryptoceras
        • Largeflower milkweed, Asclepias connivens
        • Lemmon's milkweed, Asclepias lemmonii
        • Longhood milkweed, Asclepias macrotis
        • Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia
        • Mahogany milkweed, Asclepias hypoleuca
        • Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii
        • Mexican whorled milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis
        • Michaux's milkweed, Asclepias michauxii
        • Mojave milkweed, Asclepias nyctaginifolia
        • Nodding milkweed, Asclepias glaucescens
        • Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
        • Parish's woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Pineland milkweed, Asclepias obovata
        • Pineneedle milkweed, Asclepias linaria
        • Pinewoods milkweed, Asclepias humistrata
        • Plains milkweed, Asclepias pumila
        • Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
        • Prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii
        • Prostrate milkweed, Asclepias prostrata
        • Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
        • Red milkweed, Asclepias rubra
        • Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
        • Rusby's milkweed, Asclepias rusbyi
        • Rush milkweed, Asclepias subulata
        • Ruth's milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Sand milkweed, Asclepias arenaria
        • Savannah milkweed, Asclepias pedicellata
        • Serpentine milkweed, Asclepias solanoana
        • Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
        • Sidecluster milkweed, Asclepias lanuginosa
        • Slim milkweed, Asclepias linearis
        • Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
        • Slimpod milkweed, Asclepias quinquedentata
        • Southern milkweed, Asclepias viridula
        • Sperry's milkweed, Asclepias sperryi
        • Spider milkweed, Asclepias asperula
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
        • Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra
        • Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
        • Texas milkweed, Asclepias texana
        • Tuba milkweed, Asclepias tomentosa
        • Tufted milkweed, Asclepias nummularia
        • Utah milkweed, Asclepias labriformis
        • Welsh's milkweed, Asclepias welshii
        • Wheel milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
        • Whitestem milkweed, Asclepias albicans
        • Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
        • Woolly milkweed, Asclepias vestita
        • Woollypod milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa
        • Zizotes milkweed, Asclepias oenotheroides
  • Map
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      • Alberta
      • Saskatchewan
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • Ontario
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      • Nova Scotia
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Grow Milkweed Plants Podcast 
episode 16
1M Monarchs vs. a Mine, MexiRocks, Garden Vandalism & Jewel Milkweed

Braderfly at the Museum

A Mine vs. a Million Monarchs
By DAN FAGIN APRIL 29, 2016

Seems like a "no-brainer". A million monarchs should be able to stop any impending destruction. That's not the case. Mining operations near the Oyamel Fir forest is going forward. The mining will reduce the ground water under the trees that the monarch butterfly's use to overwinter on in Mexico.

Save Our Monarchs MexiRocks program

Poverty is a reality for those living in the mountain towns beneath the monarch butterflies. With little opportunity to generate a year-round income the MexiRocks present hope. Hope is a powerful thing that can cause incredible change. I support MexiRocks by making a purchase. What can you do today to support the citizens who support the monarch butterflies? 

Plants crushed, but not Conway School’s spirit
Community helps revive garden after vandalism

Do you have a public milkweed patch that you admire all summer long? Have you then seen that milkweed destroyed. It is gut wrenching and frustrating. Now imagine that the milkweed was destroyed as an act of intentional vandalism; it happened to a school in California. The recovery is the real story. The community reached out to help restore the pollinator garden. Perhaps it can be build bigger and better than before.

The Pollination of Asclepias Cryptoceras
Author(s): Edwin Payson
Source: Botanical Gazette, Vol. 61, No. 1 (Jan., 1916), pp. 72-74 Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2468759
Accessed: 13-05-2016 02:46 UTC 

Edwin Payson remarks that the large irregular bloom is no-doubt due to a relationship with a particular insect. Surely he was referring to the Bumble Bee, Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878 that he references in his journal. To many of us, myself included, it is not readily obvious. Our knowledge of the relationship between plants and animals, flower and insects must be renewed frequently.

First hand view of Asclepias cryptoceras, Jewel milkweed

There is a first for everything. Below are photos and video of my first, and second experience meeting jewel milkweed.
Asclepias cryptoceras
asclepias cryptoceras
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