Asclepias speciosa; Showy Milkweed

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Asclepias speciosa; Showy Milkweed

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Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed

Photographer: James Morefield

ID: 0000 0000 1116 0179 (2016-11-01)

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date of photo Jun 22, 2013

latitude 37.23425 longitude -118.34817 View on Google Maps.

location Owens Valley, 3990 ft (1216 m), Sierra Nevada drainage, along east side of US highway 395 between Big Pine and Bishop. (Inyo County, California, US)

family Apocynaceae

plant community Disturbed highway right of way on valley bottom.

notes Latitude and Longitude are WGS84 +/- 5 meters.

keywords: 'Dogbane Family' Asclepias angiosperms dicots 'Owens Valley' 'Sierra Nevada' 'Highway 395' summer desert

camera Olympus E-510 DSLR, Zuiko Digital 14-42mm kit lens

contributor's ID # JDM20130405

high resolution file https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=127605180%40N04&view_all=1&tags=JDM20130405&media=photos

photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

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common names Showy Milkweed (photographer)

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