Asclepias syriaca (weed)

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Asclepias syriaca (weed) L. - (common milkweed)

This species is an agricultural and environmental weed, native to North America, but invasive in Europe. However, it is also important for the life cycle of the endangered monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) in North America.

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