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![American Medical Plants, Millspaugh, C.1802[18]](images/oils/pleursy-root.jpg) American Medical Plants, Millspaugh, C.1802[18]
Butterfly weed is a North American native perennial which occurs in dry/rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields and roadsides. It typically grows in a clump to 1-3 feet tall and features clusters (umbels) of bright orange to yellow-orange flowers atop upright to reclining, hairy stems with narrow, lance-shaped leaves. These flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae (caterpillars). Unlike many of the other milkweeds, this species does not have milky-sapped stems. www.mobot.org
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