Also along the Yelm-Tenino Bike Trail on 5 July 2020, Erika and I encountered Snowy Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, found from western North America and the upper Midwest. Snowy Milkweed sometimes hybridizes with the eastern Common milkweed. Like other milkweeds, the western species hosts Monarch butterflies and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. This species is “one of the least toxic of the milkweeds” but milkweed stalkers should be very careful since some similar species are poisonous (LBJ Wildflower Center).
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