Asclepias engelmanniana
(Englemann's Milkweed)
Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed)
Asclepias engelmanniana
is a tall, slender plant with narrow, linear leaves
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Flowers are green with purple tips.
A. engelmanniana
grows on sandy, rocky or calcareous soils on the plains and foothills.
Vegetation zone:
Plains, Foothills (3700 - 6500 ft.)
Time of bloom:
June - August
Origin:
Native
Eastern Colorado Wildflowers
