Asclepias exaltata

Poke Milkweed, Tall Milkweed

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Family: Apocynaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - July
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - September

The genus name Asclepias refers to the Greek god of medicine Asklepios.

Note that the "horns" of each white-green flower extend well past the "hoods", curving towards the center of the flower.

18 July 2020 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA	15 June 2011 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA (ripening flowers)	18 July 2020 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA	18 July 2020 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
18 July 2020 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA	18 July 2020 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA	13 August 2015 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA	26 July 2019 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
15 June 2011 Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA (with Monarch butterfly caterpillar)