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Special Value to Honey Bees
Identified by beekeepers and pollination biologists as an important pollen or nectar source (honey plant) for honey bees. This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Asclepias michauxii | Michaux's Milkweed | |
| Asclepias obovata | Pineland Milkweed | |
| Asclepias oenotheroides | Zizotes milkweed Hierba de Zizotes Longhorn milkweed Side-cluster milkweed Primrose milkweed Lindheimer's milkweed | |
| Asclepias ovalifolia | Oval-leaf milkweed Dwarf milkweed | |
| Asclepias perennis | Aquatic milkweed | |
| Asclepias purpurascens | Purple milkweed | |
| Asclepias quadrifolia | Fourleaf milkweed | |
| Asclepias rubra | Red Milkweed Tall Pink Bog Milkweed | |
| Asclepias speciosa | Showy milkweed | |
| Asclepias stenophylla | Slimleaf Milkweed Narrowleaf Milkweed Narrowleaf Green Milkweed | |
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