| Curtiss’ milkweed
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| Asclepias curtissii
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| Apocynaceae
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A rare herb of scrub and scrubby flatwoods. |
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Apparently not cultivated. |
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Endemic to peninsular Florida. |
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Scrub and scrubby flatwoods. |
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Larval host plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus berenice) butterflies. |
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An excellent butterfly plant. |
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