Safety note: Milkweed sap is toxic — do not ingest.
Common Milkweed is an essential native wildflower and the sole breeding host for Monarch butterflies. Fragrant pink flower clusters attract a stunning array of pollinators throughout summer.
Habitat
Old fields, roadsides, disturbed meadows, and prairie remnants
Diet
Sole larval food plant for Monarchs; flowers feed hundreds of bee and wasp species
How common
Common
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