Asclepias syriaca L.

Common Milkweed

Synonyms: Asclepias intermedia

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Apocynaceae

Genus: Asclepias

Species: Asclepias syriaca

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: UPL

PHOTOS OF Asclepias syriaca

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Associated Species	Type of Associate	Reference
Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly)	Predator (larvae)	See photo
Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Moth)	Predator (larvae)	See photo
Labidomera clivicollis (Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle)	Predator (adults and larvae)	See photo
Lygaeus kalmii (Small Milkweed Bug)	Predator (adults and larvae)	See photo
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Red Milkweed Beetle)	Predator (adults and larvae)	See photo

PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS