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|species=tuberosa
|species=tuberosa
|common_name=Butterfly Weed
|common_name=Butterfly Weed
|name_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|habit=herbaceous
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|Max wd box=2
|Max wd box=2
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd metric=ft
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|water=dry
|sun_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|water=moderate, dry
|water_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|features=flowers, butterflys
|features=flowers, butterflys
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=orange
|flowers=orange, yellow
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=4
|usda_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|max_zone=9.5
|image=Asclepias tuberosa.jpg
|image=Asclepias tuberosa.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
;Common names: <small>Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot</small>
;Common names: <small>Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot</small>
The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), but is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers, and the hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.
The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), but is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers, and the hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.
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Asclepias tuberosa, Linn. Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy Root. Hairy, 2-3 ft. high, from long, horizontal roots, with more or less alternate, lance-oblong or lance-linear Lvs.: umbels several, short-peduncled: pods pubescent, erect. Dry banks and fields; widespread, and not infrequent. —A handsome plant.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==