butterfly weed
Noun 1. erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers (synonym) orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa (hypernym) milkweed, silkweed | ||||
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butterfly weed
butterfly weed
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern united states having showy orange flowers [syn: orange milkweed, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, indian paintbrush, asclepias tuberosa ]
butterfly weed
n : erect perennial of eastern and southern united states having showy orange flowers [syn: orange milkweed, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, indian paintbrush, asclepias tuberosa ]
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Butterfly weed
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa, also called Canada root, Chigger flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian paintbrush, Indian posy, Orange milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber root, Yellow milkweed, White-root, Windroot) is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.
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