Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
This specimen of Swamp Milkweed shows the multiple seed pods on each flower head. The plant blooms with reddish-pink flower clusters in summer in wet prairies. The opposite leaves of this milkweed are narrow, long, and tapered.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 33446
![<i>Asclepias incarnata</i> (Swamp Milkweed)](/ismdepts/botany/collections/herbarium/allium-helianthus/Asclepias-incarnata-33446.jpg)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)
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