Author: John Thurlow

Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa

Description
The Butterly weed has bright orange flowers with a hairy stem. It grows about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 feet high.
Useful
This plant has a tough root and was chewed by Indians to cure pleurisy (sickness in your lung) and other lung sickness.

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