Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata

Above: Swamp Milkweed on shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin. (7/29/19).

Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata

Swamp milkweed is found in full sun; wet to moist; shores, marshes, streambanks, prairies; in sandy and loamy soils.

Flowers have erect umbels and are deep pink to mauve (sometimes white). The individual flowers have a 5-parted crown with a curved horn sticking out of each of the 5 cylindrical hoods in the crown, with five downward reflexed petals.

Other names: Rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed.

Name: Asclepias: named for the Greek god of healing Asklepios

For more information on the Swamp Milkweed, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata.

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