Asclepias syriaca gallery
The host plant for monarch butterflies, this milkweed is also attractive to other butterfly species
Common Milkweed Gallery
Flower buds
Ballas Park (Northampton Co)
by Paul Nale on 06/15/2025
Flower & buds
Toftrees Woods (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 06/22/2016
Flowers & leaves
Tudek Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 06/24/2010
Flower
Bradford Co
by Colin Gillette on 06/28/2019
Inflorescence and leaves
North Park (Allegheny Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 06/30/2020
White form
Tudek Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 07/13/2016
Open seed pod
Hickory Valley Park (Monroe Co)
by Paul Nale on 10/05/2024
Opening seed pods
Sunset Park Trail (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/08/2015
Seeds
Sunset Park Trail (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/08/2015
Seeds
Mount Pisgah State Park (Bradford Co)
by Colin Gillette on 10/17/2016
Seeds with parachutes
Spring Creek (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 10/19/2021
Seeds