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Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
June - September
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
September - October
The leaves of Whorled Milkweed are narrow, and mostly whorled around the main stem, giving the plant its common name. The "horns" of each white-green flower extend well above the "hoods" toward the center of the flower.
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22 August 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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22 August 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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23 August 2022
Haymarket, Virginia 
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23 August 2022
Haymarket, Virginia 
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30 August 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (showing whorled leaves and ripening upright seed pod) 
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