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28-JUN-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Milkweed is just beginning to bloom and, as expected, is attracting a lot of nectaring insects. If you get near a stand of more than a few plants, the smell is heavenly! They really are an attractive and useful plant. The only time they may create a problem is if they invade a field where cattle are being pastured, but even then, cattle usually ignore them - unless there is nothing else to eat.

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Gillian29-Jun-2011 00:20
Gorgeous photo! Is that an ant I see? V
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