Asclepias verticillata
| Whorled milkweed | ||||||||||||||||
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| Asclepias verticillata L. |
Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed[1], or Horsetail Milkweed) is a species of milkweed which is used as a medicinal plant [2] by Native American tribes. This plant is also cited as a poisonous plant to livestock, but is rarely consumed by them because it is so unpalatable.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Asclepias verticillata". Image Credit.
