tall green milkweed

tall green milkweed (Asclepias hirtella)
Photo © Gerald Tang

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Tall green milkweed grows up to three feet in height. Most of the leaves are arranged alternately on the stem. The leaves are narrow, about three-fourths inch wide or less. Seedpods are about four inches in length. The flowers are positioned in the leaf axils. Flowers are pale green with the petals white-edged or purple-spotted at the tip.

BEHAVIORS
Tall green milkweed flowers May through August. It can be found statewide. This species grows in prairies, especially sand prairies, and fields.

​Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae