Curtiss’ milkweed
Asclepias curtissii
Apocynaceae


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A rare herb of scrub and scrubby flatwoods.
Availability:
Apparently not cultivated.
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Endemic to peninsular Florida.
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Scrub and scrubby flatwoods.
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Wildlife and Ecology:
Larval host plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus berenice) butterflies.
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Comments:
An excellent butterfly plant.


Shirley Denton
Keith A. Bradley