Swamp-milkweed

Swamp-milkweed

Swamp-milkweed Ascleplas incarnata has narrow leaves and probably contains toxic substances. The many species of milkweed can be divided into two groups, those with broad leaves and those with narrow leaves. Swamp-milkweed grows to a height of about a metre in swampy ground and it has clusters of pink to red flowers. [CH] {MV}