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Asclepias cordifolia
Heart-leaved Milkweed
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Photographer: Virginia Moran
ID: 0000 0000 0515 1760 (2015-05-18)Copyright © 2015 Virginia Moran
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date of photo May 16, 2015
location
Nancy Way, Alta Sierra Subdivision (Nevada County, California, US)family
Apocynaceae
plant community Non-native herb/grasslandnotes ONE monarch caterpillar on caged milkweed plant drowning in sea of non-native plants. Observed this small population for over ten years. Population has remained very small. Less than 20 plants. None observed within 100 meters or more. May be bottlenecked. Show signs of blight/fungal infection. Only successful plants are those in wire cages, otherwise flowers get clipped by herbivores.keywords: heart-leaved milkweed, competition with non-natives
camera Olympus C-7000 Camedia
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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Heart-leaved Milkweed (photographer)
Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Asclepias cordifoliaView all photos in CalPhotos of Asclepias cordifolia Check Google Images for Asclepias cordifolia |
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