Lemmon's Milkweed

November 06, 2023 00:04:23
Lemmon's Milkweed
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Lemmon's Milkweed

Nov 06 2023 | 00:04:23

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Show Notes

It’s fun to have favorite plants to look for on excursions into the hills. Looking back at photos and my notes, we have been checking on this particular population of Lemmon’s milkweed for a few years. I’m guessing that as long as we’re in the area, we’ll continue to stop by for a visit. And yes, I did grab a couple seed pods (follicles) from a plant. Stay tuned. Botanical names of plants are usually followed by the name of who named it…the author citation. The genus Asclepias is followed by an L. That’s Linnaeus. And if one looked through…

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