Coneflower Prairie Gift Adoption

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Butterfly weed is a host plant for gray hairstreak and monarch butterfly caterpillars. The root was eaten raw for bronchial and pulmonary trouble. The root was also chewed and put on wounds. Milkweed Family (Asclepidaceae)

Donation Level: Gustie Golds ($10,000)