Common Name -  Common Milkweed
	Scientific Name - Asclepias syriaca
	Family Name -  Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae)
Season	Summer perennial.
Habitat	Roadsides and open fields.
Flower	Irregular, pink to greenish purple, fragrant, borne in terminal clusters and along the stem from leaf axils. Clusters are up to 2" wide and individual flowers are 1/4" wide. Flowers contain 5 petals.
Leaves	Simple, opposite, entire, with short stalks. Leaf length 3" to 6". Shape oval. Stems and leaves secrete a milky juice when broken.
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