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|familia=Apocynaceae
|genus=Asclepias
|genus=Asclepias
|species=tuberosa
|species=tuberosa
|common_name=Butterfly Weed
|common_name=Butterfly Weed
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|features=flowers, butterflys
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{{Taxobox
;Common names: <small>Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot</small>
| color = lightgreen
 
| name = Butterfly weed
'''Butterfly weed''' (''Asclepias tuberosa'') is a species of [[milkweed]] native to eastern [[North America]]. It is a [[perennial plant]] growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow [[flower]]s from early summer to early fall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. 
| image = Butterfly Weed Entire Flower Head 2608px.jpg
 
| image_width = 250px
This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins. It requires full sun.
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
 
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
The common name comes from the [[butterfly|butterflies]] that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of [[nectar]]. Butterfly weed is also the [[larva]]l food plant of the [[Queen (butterfly)|Queen]] and [[Monarch (butterfly)|Monarch]] butterflies. The butterfly weed grows to be 1-3 feet long.
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
 
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), but is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers, and the hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.  
| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
 
| subfamilia = [[Asclepiadoideae]]
{{Inc|
| genus = ''[[Asclepias]]''
Asclepias tuberosa, Linn. Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy Root. Hairy, 2-3 ft. high, from long, horizontal roots, with more or less alternate, lance-oblong or lance-linear Lvs.: umbels several, short-peduncled: pods pubescent, erect. Dry banks and fields; widespread, and not infrequent. —A handsome plant.
| species = '''''A. tuberosa'''''
| binomial = ''Asclepias tuberosa''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
}}


'''Butterfly weed''' (''Asclepias tuberosa'', also called '''Canada root''', '''Chigger flower''', '''Chiggerflower''', '''Fluxroot''', '''Indian paintbrush''', '''Indian posy''', '''Orange milkweed''', '''Orange Swallow-wort''',  '''Pleurisy root''', '''Silky Swallow-wort''', '''Tuber root''', '''Yellow milkweed''', '''White-root''', '''Windroot''') is a species of [[milkweed]] native to eastern [[North America]]. It is a [[perennial plant]] growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow [[flower]]s from early summer to early fall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. 
==Cultivation==
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This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins.  
===Propagation===
Butterfly weed is easily propagated by cuttings in water.


The common name comes from the [[butterfly|butterflies]] that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of [[nectar]]. Butterfly weed is also the [[larva]]l food plant of the [[Queen butterfly]].
===Pests and diseases===
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== Identification ==
==Species==
The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), however the Butterfly weed is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers and hairy stems that are not milky when broken.  It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.
Subspecies indicated:
{{commons|Asclepias tuberosa}}
== Other common names ==
Canada-root, Chiggerflower, Indian posy, Orange-root, Orange swallowwort, Tuberroot, Whiteroot, Windroot, Yellow or Orange milkweed.
 
== Subspecies indicated ==
*''Asclepias tuberosa interior'', Central United States.  
*''Asclepias tuberosa interior'', Central United States.  
*''Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii'' (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.  
*''Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii'' (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.  
*''Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa'', Eastern United States.  
*''Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa'', Eastern United States.  


==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Butterfly Weed Whole Flowering Plant 1676px.jpg|Entire plant from the ground to the flower
Image:Butterfly Weed Whole Flowering Plant 1676px.jpg|Entire plant from the ground to the flower
Image:Butterfly Weed Flower and Bud Closeup 2408px.jpg|A flower head closeup
Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Young Plant 1938px.JPG|Young stems during spring
Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Young Leaf 3008px.jpg|A young leaf
Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Flower Buds 3008px.jpg|An emerging flower head
Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Stalk Closeup 3008px.JPG|Closeup of the hairy stems
Image:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Bud Closeup 2816px.JPG|Closeup of unopened buds
Image:Butterfly Weed Entire Flower Head 2608px.jpg|Flower head
Image:Butteryfly Weed 3 Stages of Bloom 2240px.jpg|Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
Image:Butteryfly Weed 3 Stages of Bloom 2240px.jpg|Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
Image:Asclepias tuberosa.JPG| "Hello Yellow"
File:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Umbel.jpg|Orange flowers
Image:Asclepias tuberosa0.jpg
File:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Striped.jpg|Red-striped orange flowers
File:Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Yellow.jpg|Yellow flowers
</gallery>
</gallery>
== External links ==
* [http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiastube.html  Butterfly weed brief information and pictures]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASTU  USDA information]
* [[b:A Wikimanual of Gardening Volume 7/Asclepias tuberosa|A Wikimanual of Gardening: Asclepias tuberosa]]
*[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=B490 Missouri Botanical Garden] ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (native plant without Milky Stems)
*[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=S470 Missouri Botanical Garden] ''Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow''' (cultivar with Milky Stems)


== References ==
==References==
*{{cite book
<references/>
  | last = Peterson
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  | first = Roger Tory
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
  | coauthors = Margaret McKenny
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
| title = A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
  | publisher = [[Houghton Mifflin Company]]
| year = [[1968]]
  | location = Boston
| id = ISBN 0-395-18325-1
}}


*[http://www.derbycityprints.com/Ornithology_Audubon_Birds_of_America_-_Royal_Octavo_Weeds_Bird_watching_image-6066.htm Photo of a J.J. Audubon Plate Clay-Colored Sparrow perched atop Asclepias tuberosa]
==External links==
*{{wplink}}


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Latest revision as of 15:53, 7 May 2011

 Asclepias tuberosa subsp. var.  Butterfly Weed
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Common names
Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.

This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins. It requires full sun.

The common name comes from the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar. Butterfly weed is also the larval food plant of the Queen and Monarch butterflies. The butterfly weed grows to be 1-3 feet long.

The plant looks similar to the Lanceolate milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata), but is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers, and the hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asclepias tuberosa, Linn. Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy Root. Hairy, 2-3 ft. high, from long, horizontal roots, with more or less alternate, lance-oblong or lance-linear Lvs.: umbels several, short-peduncled: pods pubescent, erect. Dry banks and fields; widespread, and not infrequent. —A handsome plant.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Butterfly weed is easily propagated by cuttings in water.

Pests and diseases

Species

Subspecies indicated:

  • Asclepias tuberosa interior, Central United States.
  • Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.
  • Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa, Eastern United States.

Gallery

  • Entire plant from the ground to the flower
    Entire plant from the ground to the flower
  • Young stems during spring
    Young stems during spring
  • A young leaf
    A young leaf
  • An emerging flower head
    An emerging flower head
  • Closeup of the hairy stems
    Closeup of the hairy stems
  • Closeup of unopened buds
    Closeup of unopened buds
  • Flower head
    Flower head
  • Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
    Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
  • Orange flowers
    Orange flowers
  • Red-striped orange flowers
    Red-striped orange flowers
  • Yellow flowers
    Yellow flowers

References

External links


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