The genus name asclepias honors the Greek god of medicine Asklepios.
During WWII the silky part attached to the seeds was used for life jackets.123 Milkweed is more bouyant then cork by 5 or 6 fold.123
Pink milkweed
1 Native Plant Society of Texas
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