| Asclepias syriaca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. syriaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias syriaca | |
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant.[2][3] It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies.[4] It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas.
- ^ Metzman, H., Preston, J., Williams, M., Kirchner, W., Gerrity, J., Reinier, J. E., Piatt, L., Clark, T., Miller, A., Mikanik, A., Siekkinen, K., Duncan, H. & Dinh, D. (2024). "Asclepias syriaca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T82359140A82359142. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stevens, Michelle. "Plant guide for common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service: National Plant Data Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Taylor, David. "Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.)". Plant of the Week. United States Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2021.