Illinois Native Milkweed Species

Aquatic milkweed, Asclepias perennis
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii
Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata

Prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
Sidecluster milkweed, Asclepias lanuginosa
Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata

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Purple milkweed seed packet, Asclepias purpurascens

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Whorled milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias verticillata

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Asclepias speciosa seed packet

Butterfly weed seed packet, Asclepias tuberosa 50 hand collected seeds

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Prairie milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias sullivantii

Common milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias syriaca

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Swamp milkweed seed 1 gram, Asclepias incarnata (hand collected)

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To help the monarchs, get passionate about milkweed.

Posted by YES! Magazine on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

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Library Garden Provides ‘Rest Stop’ for Monarch Butterflies

State encouraging efforts to grow monarch butterfly population

IDNR asks for help to conserve monarch butterfly

Saving monarch butterflies gets boost from milkweed planted in Chicago area

Library Garden Provides ‘Rest Stop’ for Monarch Butterflies

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