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18 June 2015 (left) and 19 July 2014 (right)
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
West Penjajawoc Grasslands, Bangor, Maine (left) and The Barrens, Dedham, Maine (right)
Leaves are short-stalked oval and downy. Flowers are beautiful and fragrant. Eventual fruit is a pod with a warty surface. Also grows on the riverfront walk where the Kenduskeag and Penobscot rivers meet in downtown Bangor. Monarch butterfly caterpillars feed on it.
Photos by Donne Sinderson
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
West Penjajawoc Grasslands, Bangor, Maine (left) and The Barrens, Dedham, Maine (right)
Leaves are short-stalked oval and downy. Flowers are beautiful and fragrant. Eventual fruit is a pod with a warty surface. Also grows on the riverfront walk where the Kenduskeag and Penobscot rivers meet in downtown Bangor. Monarch butterfly caterpillars feed on it.
Photos by Donne Sinderson