Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
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Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - 02

Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - 02
(Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - 02) This is a roadside milkweed waiting for the return of the monarch butterflies; but alas, they haven't returned this year.  We don't know whether it is the result of spraying for the West Nile Virus or as the result of the killing of more than 20,000,000 monarchs in Mexico.  The monarch butterflies migrate there each fall and return here in the spring.  In any event, it is an environmental disaster.   Since monarchs are believed to return to the areas where their mothers laid their eggs on the milkweed, it is doubtful if they will return in the near future.
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