Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca

Other Common Names: Silkweed, Common Milkweed
Bloom period: Late spring-summer
Bloom Color: Pinkish Purple

Wildlife Value Score:  4
Seed Availability:  4
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This native milkweed is abundant in open disturbed areas, including fields, upland pastures, roadsides, and even planted fields, as well as occasionally in prairies, especially degraded prairies throughout the tallgrass region. The Omaha-Ponca indians used this plant for food at three states of the plants growth: the young sprouts, the clusters of flower buds, and the young green fruit.