Family: Milkweed family             Location: swamps, marshes

Season: Summer

Leaves: 4-6" Opposite, entire, lanceolate, on branching stems.  Plants 1-4' tall.

Flower: 1/4" white to deep pink, 5 regular parts, hoods, in umbels.  Seed pod is 2-4" elongated green, ripening to dry brown.  Seed have white "parachutes" that help in dispersal. 

Comments: Milkweeds produce latex as a defense mechanism.  Swamp milkweed is makes much less latex than common milkweed.

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