The Milkweed
The Milkweed is written for the dairy farmer and other interested persons in the dairy industry. This paper is now in its 34th year of continuous publication, ...
If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)
If you welcome this plant, a diverse, living fan base will follow close behind — and not only monarch butterflies ... If you plant it, they will ...
Common Milkweed - USDA Forest Service
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) ... Common milkweed is a member of the Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) family. It is one of about 115 species that occur in the ...
The Story of an Organism: Common Milkweed - The Nature Institute
My attempt here is to give an initial portrayal of common milkweed — its life history and relations to some of the organisms with which its life is bound up ...
Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides ...
Milkweed for Monarchs - National Wildlife Federation
Milkweed is critical for the survival of monarchs. Without it, they cannot complete their life cycle and their populations decline.
Milkweed | Description, Major Species, & Facts - Britannica
Milkweed, genus of about 140 species of herbaceous perennial plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). Milkweeds are found throughout North and South ...
All milkweeds are perennials and some can be grown from cuttings. Cuttings provide a way producing new plants in a relatively short time and it avoids some of ...
Why Milkweed? - Save Our Monarchs
Monarchs Need Milkweed ... Monarch caterpillars ONLY eat milkweed. In fact, the monarch butterfly is also known as the “milkweed butterfly.” The milkweed plant ...
Spreading milkweed, not myths | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Milkweed does contain toxins that can be harmful to pets, livestock and people. The milky sap for which it gets its name leaks out from the stem or leaves. This ...
Milkweed FAQs - Xerces Society
The Xerces Society recommends planting milkweed species that are locally native and for which regionally-sourced seeds and plants are available.
Common milkweed does well in grain and early planted corn because the shoots emerge after tillage and planting.
Don't Weed the Milkweed - Mass Audubon
Milkweed! There are over 70 species of milkweed native to the United States. In Massachusetts, species you may see include: common milkweed, swamp milkweed, ...
Milkweeds for Monarchs - City of St. Louis
The St. Louis Butterfly Project is an effort to create pollinator habitat in ways that foster the connection between people and nature.
Milkweed History and Uses 101 - Save Our Monarchs
Milkweed is one of the most useful and versatile plants in the world. Not only is it a vital plant-food for Monarchs, it is extremely useful for us as a source ...
Guide to Milkweed Plants and Monarch Butterflies - Garden for Wildlife
Milkweed is a tough native plant that grows just as well in North American wetlands as it does in fields and prairies.
The Milkweed Lands by Eric Lee-Mäder - Hachette Book Group
Ecologist Eric Lee-Mäder and noted botanical artist Beverly Duncan have teamed up to create this unique exploration of the complex ecosystem that is supported ...
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The Milkweed Lands (Book) – Author Signed Copy
The Milkweed Lands is a meditation on the existence of a wild plant in our current time-scale – both through a full year growing season – and in the context ...
The Milkweed Ladies - University of Pittsburgh Press
The Milkweed Ladies ... In this graceful, poignant memoir, poet McNeill writes of the West Virginia land that has been in her family for nine generations. ... The ...