Asclepias curassavica commonly known as tropical milkweed is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus Asclepias. It is native to the American tropics and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Other comon names include bloodflower or blood flower hierba de la cucaracha Mexican butterfly weed scarlet milkweed and wild ipecacuanha.It is grown as an ornamental garden plant and as a source of food for butterflies. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
Plant