Poke Milkweed - Asclepias exaltata
Above: Poke Milkweed in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin. (6/21/20).
Poke Milkweed - Asclepias exaltata
Poke milkweed is a native plant found in moist woodland habitats. It grows in moist soil and sunny or partly shaded places.
Flowers are in open droopy clusters. The green and white (or light pink) flowers have 5-parted petals that hang downward in the shape of cylindrical hoods that surround a horn, and 5 flaring petals that bend back away from the flower.
Other names: Tall Milkweed.
For more information on the Poke Milkweed, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Poke Milkweed.
Poke Milkweed
Asclepias exaltata
Above: Poke Milkweed in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on June 7, 2021.
Above: Poke Milkweed in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on June 21, 2020.
Above: Poke Milkweed in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on June 22, 2020.
Above: Poke Milkweed in Oak Savanna in Madison, Wisconsin on June 23, 2020.
Above: 1910 Poke Milkweed (A.) botanical illustration. NOTE: The scientific name is in error and identifies the Common Milkeed.
Above: Poke Milkweed specimen collected in Iowa County near Mineral Point on June 27, 1948.
