ARKANSAS MILKWEEDS...ARKANSAS MILKWEEDS . AND FALL NECTAR PLANTS FOR THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY . Theo...
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ARKANSAS MILKWEEDS
AND FALL NECTAR PLANTS FOR THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Theo Witsell
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
(Research Associate) Craig Fraiser
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MILKWEEDS IN ARKANSAS:
Asclepias – 14
Cynanchum - 1
Funastrum - 1
Gonolobus - 1
Matelea - 3
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NOTE: Arkansas distribution in the following maps is based only on herbarium specimens. Species may occur in other counties as well.
Species of State Conservation Concern (rare
species tracked by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission) are designated. If found,
please contact ANHC botanist/ecologist Theo Witsell at [email protected].
Specific fall nectar plants are examples and
other fall-blooming species in these genera may serve equally well.
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Curly Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
Craig Fraiser
Theo Witsell/ANHC HABITAT: Dry, sandy or rocky soil in prairies or open woodlands.
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Craig Fraiser
Tall Green Milkweed (Asclepias hirtella)
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Flat, seasonally-moist prairies, glades, & open flatwoods.
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Pink Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata)
Craig Fraiser
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Wet prairies, stream banks, marsh edges, ditches, & open, wet woodlands.
RARE SPECIES
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Savanna Milkweed, Pineland Milkweed (Asclepias obovata)
Craig Fraiser
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Seasonally-moist prairies & pine savannas.
RARE SPECIES
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White Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias perennis)
Shirley Denton
HABITAT: Swamps, sloughs, bottomland hardwood forests, marshes, ditches, & depressions in wet flatwoods.
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Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)
HABITAT: Open, seasonally moist woodlands & prairies.
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Four-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
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HABITAT: Dry to mesic upland woodlands, often on acid soils.
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Narrow-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias stenophylla)
HABITAT: Calcareous (dolomite) glades and dry prairies. Historic in Arkansas.
RARE SPECIES
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
HABITAT: Fields, roadsides, disturbed prairies, and other open habitats.
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Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior)
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Open woodlands, glades, prairies, roadsides, fields, and other open habitats on well-drained soils.
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Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
Justin Lebar
NOT NATIVE
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Steve Baskauf
White Milkweed, Red-ring Milkweed (Asclepias variegata)
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Open woodlands & forest edges; well-drained soils.
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Whorled Milkweed, Horsetail Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Well-drained, sandy or rocky soil in prairies, glades, & open woodlands.
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Craig Fraiser
Green-flowered Milkweed; Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Dry, sandy or rocky soil in prairies, glades, & open woodlands. Usually restricted to high quality sites.
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Green Milkweed, Spider Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)
Craig Fraiser
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Seasonally-moist prairies, glades, and other open habitats.
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Sandvine Milkweed, Honeyvine Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve)
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HABITAT: Stream banks, sand & gravel bars, disturbed areas, old fields, etc. Weedy.
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Climbing-milkweed, Twinevine (Funastrum cynanchoides subsp. cynanchoides)
Max Licher
Max Licher
HABITAT: Stream banks, sand & gravel bars, disturbed areas, old fields, etc. Weedy.
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Anglepod (Gonolobus suberosus)
Craig Fraiser
Southeasternflora.com HABITAT: Stream banks, riparian forests, open woodlands.
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Baldwyn’s Milk-vine, Climbing-milkweed (Matelea baldwyniana)
Craig Fraiser
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Calcareous glades, prairies, & open woodlands, often in rocky soil with exposed dolomite, limestone, or shale.
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Sandhill Milkvine (Matelea cynanchoides)
Craig Fraiser
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: High quality sand barrens and sandhill woodlands.
RARE SPECIES
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Purple Milkvine, Climbing-milkweed (Matelea decipiens)
Craig Fraiser
Craig Fraiser
HABITAT: Open woodlands & glades.
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Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
Cristopher Bailey
Cristopher Bailey
NOT A MILKWEED
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FALL NECTAR PLANTS
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Rudolph et al. 2006. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society.
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Beggar-ticks, Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa)
Craig Fraiser
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Beggar-ticks, Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa)
Meredith York
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Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum)
Craig Fraiser
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Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Craig Fraiser
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Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
Craig Fraiser
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Rough Goldenrod (Solidago radula)
Craig Fraiser
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Fragrant Goldenrod, Licorice Goldenrod (Solidago odorata)
Craig Fraiser
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Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)
Craig Fraiser
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Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica)
Craig Fraiser
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Elegant Blazing-star (Liatris elegans)
Craig Fraiser
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Appalachian Blazing-star (Liatris squarrulosa)
Craig Fraiser
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Rough Blazing-star (Liatris aspera)
Craig Fraiser
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Bitterweed, Sneezeweed (Helenium amarum)
Craig Fraiser
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Autumn Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Craig Fraiser
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Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.)
Craig Fraiser
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Smartweed (Persicaria spp.)
Kenneth Lawless