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Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
June - August
The middle leaves of Four-leaf Milkweed have a whorl of 4 leaves; the upper and lower leaves on the plant may have 2 opposite leaves (not 4).
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, VA 
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, VA 
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19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, VA 
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11 June 2022
The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Virginia 
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12 June 2022
The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Virginia (showing 4-leaf whorls) 
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11 June 2022
The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Virginia (showing opposite (not whorled) leaves characteristic at parts of plant) 
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