Universal School of Biological Life.: ENCY Herbs : Record Details

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Botanical Names	Asclepias tuberosa
Common Name	Butterfly Milkweed
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Identenifying Characteristics
Image of herb.
Stem
Leaves
Flowers
Root
Fruit
Taste
Odour
Distribution	Mixed grassland; Moist Mixed Grasslands; Aspen Parkland; Along Roadsides
Parts Used
Constituents
Solvents
Therapeutic Action
Medical Uses
Chinese
Contra Indications
Preparation
Dosage
Administration
Formulas
vetrinary
non_med
Cultivation	Flowering: May - September. Readily hybridizing, milkweeds arise from creeping rhizomes and are moderately fast growing. Typically, two to six feet in height. Leaves: Ovate to oblong, mostly opposite, rarely alternate (forming pairs or whorls). Flowers: The blooms (0.5'' wide) open in crowded, many flowered, rounded, axillary and terminal umbels. 5 petals
Sister Plants
History	Asclepias = Greek God of Healing (Aesclepius) The fluffy fibre from the pods has been used as quilt batting and stuffing for jackets and life preservers.
Harvest	It produces 70,000 seeds per pound. Typically, the honey is light coloured with a mild flavour.
Url	https://www.beeculture.com/milkweeds-honey-plants/
Comments	This perennial forb prefers a coarse-to-medium textured soil with dry-to-moist conditions. Generally, considered beneficial to bees; however, it is conceivably possible for bees and other small pollinators to become trapped in a blossom. Also, the sticky pollen masses might cling to a bee's head or legs (affecting her mobility or appearance).
Reference	Burdock Root,,PlantFBeeKInCanada,1,2
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