A Few Milkweeds

I was looking through some of my wildflower photos and realized I’ve photographed several different types of milkweed – to say nothing of all the wonderful butterfly weeds I’ve found to photograph.

Here are a few milkweeds that I’ve only found once – so don’t have many photos of each – but thought I’d share them with you.

As you look at the photos of the different milkweeds – you’ll soon spot the similar structures that make members of the milkweed family so easy to spot in the field. Then comes the fun of figuring out exactly which species of milkweed I’ve photographed 🙂

Longleaf Milkweed – Asclepias longifolia – photographed in Texas

Fourleaf Milkweed – Asclepais quadrifolia – photographed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 

Green-flowered Milkweed – Asclepias asperula – photographed in Texas

Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa – photographed at Grand Teton National Park