Discover-Nature.org

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Common Milkweed

Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, grows best in disturbed, open, sunny habitats including fields, roadsides, pastures, and gardens.  There are 150 milkweed species worldwide, mostly found in the Western hemisphere with 22 in the United States.  They grow 3′ to 5’…

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About Discover-Nature.org

Discover-Nature presents information related to the Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL where a wide variety of high-quality zoological, geological, and herbarium specimens are on exhibit, free to the public. Our bi-monthly blog is accompanied by information on webinars & events, books & blogs, reading & resource pages, and what’s happening at the museum.