Monday, October 19, 2009

Milkweed




I have come across what appears to be a milkweed here. Milkweed interests me because of the Monarch Butterfly. They use milkweeds as their host plant and sometimes milkweed has been hard for me to come by. These plant I have found have a woody stem and can be up to about 12 feet tall. They grow in huge clumps sometimes. Here is are pictures of one plant I found along the road today. By the way I have found no butterflies using the plant for food. Udon Thani, Issan, Thailand, Southeast Asia

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