Asclepias erosa
Asclepias erosa, Desert Milkweed.
Asclepias erosa, Desert Milkweed out along the edge of the desert
Asclepias erosa, Desert Milkweed leaves are clasping, gray and large.
An old photo of Asclepias erosa, Desert Milkweed out in the desert.
Asclepias erosa, Desert Milkweed
Description
(A.leucophylla, A.l. var.obtusa, A.erosa var. obtusa,A.obtusata, A.Rothrockii) Milkweeds are amongst the most important insect plants. Butterflies and some beetles use milkweeds as nectar sources and the foliage as food. This means the plant will look great and unusual in spring half eaten and mangy by fall, then it goes deciduous.
The alkaloids associated with this milkweed and other milkweeds give the monarch and other butterflies that feed on it protection from predators. Alkaloids from the wrong milkweed (South American, Mexican, etc.) can expose the butterflies to predation. If the monarch or other butterfly has not evolved with the milkweed they may have limited tolerance for the particular alkaloid or latex of the plant species. The California flyway runs from Baja to Canada, it does not include Mexico proper nor Central America. If you live in Chicago you can plant Mexican species (Asclepias mexicana) or Asclepias tuberosa, don't plant our species. You might look at the Monarch entry in James Scott's Butterflies of North America and articles by Fink, L and L.P. Brower.
I would guess the symptoms to be similar to the problem of intolerance to legumes that some people have.
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Characteristics
Asclepias erosa Desert Milkweed is great for a butterfly garden.
Asclepias erosa Desert Milkweed's foliage type is deciduous.
Asclepias erosa Desert Milkweed's flower color is white.
Communities
Communities for Asclepias erosa Desert Milkweed:Great Basin Sage, Creosote Bush Scrub, Valley Grassland and Central Oak Woodland.
Ranges for Asclepias erosa
| ph: | 6.00 to 8.00 |
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| usda: | 4 to 10 |
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| height[m]: | 0.50 to 1.00 |
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| width[m]: | 0.10 to 0.50 |
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| rainfall[cm]: | 20.00 to 50.00 |
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What does all this mean!?!
Last edited on 2012-10-05 19:52:59.
