page_title: List of Gentianales of Montana
section_title: Milkweeds
hierarchical_section_title: List of Gentianales of Montana / Milkweeds
caption_attribution_description: Asclepias speciosa growing in the parking area, it reminded me of a milkweed back in Iowa that we used to harvest monarch larvae from. I think it's my favorite shot from the Badlands.
context_page_description: There are at least 28 members of the dogbane, gentian and milkweed order, Gentianales, found in Montana. Some of these species are exotics and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
context_section_description: Family: Asclepiadaceae
  Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed
  Asclepias ovalifolia, ovalleaf milkweed
  Asclepias pumila, low milkweed
  Asclepias speciosa, showy milkweed
  Asclepias stenophylla, narrowleaf milkweed
  Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed
  Asclepias viridiflora, green milkweed
caption: Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
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