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PLANTS

Poke milkweed

Asclepias exaltata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Poke milkweed, photo 1 of 5
Poke milkweed, In flower
Poke milkweed, In fruit
0.6–1.8 mHeight

Imperiled in Québec. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 0.6–1.8 m. Grows in forests.

There is 1 observation of Poke milkweed in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, and it has been reported in 1 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Montérégie1

Habitat

ForestCephas

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