ASCLEPIAS
Asclepias
Asclepias L., the milkweeds, is a genus of herbaceous perennial, dicotyledonous plants that contains over 140 known species. It previously belonged to the family Asclepiadaceae, but this is now classified as the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Asclepias
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