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Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, is a pink wildflower thriving in wetlands across eastern North America. This native perennial plays a vital role supporting monarch butterfly populations as it provides essential nectar and host plants for their larvae during migration. It’s particularly benefici...
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a tall herbaceous perennial native to fields, prairies, and disturbed areas across eastern and central North America. The plant is structurally defined by its thick, unbranched stems, large oval leaves, and spherical clusters of small, fragrant pink-to-purple f...
Bitter Seeds is a 2010 alternate history novel by Ian Tregillis, the first in the Milkweed Triptych, depicting a World War II where Nazi Germany deploys psychically enhanced soldiers and Britain counters with warlock-summoned powers.
The Coldest War is a 2012 alternate history novel by Ian Tregillis, second in the Milkweed Triptych, extending the series into a 1960s Cold War shaped by the supernatural consequences of the earlier conflict.
The Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) is an insect native to North America, belonging to the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae. It is recognized by its dome-shaped body and vibrant orange, red, or yellow markings contrasted with black patterns. The beetle feeds on milkweed plants, tolerat...
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a perennial milkweed native to prairies, open woodlands, and meadows across eastern and southern North America. It is easily identified by its bright, flat-topped clusters of vibrant orange flowers that bloom throughout the summer. Unlike other milkweed species...
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus, commonly known as the red milkweed beetle, is a North American species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is easily recognized by its bright red-orange coloration with black spots and its habit of feeding exclusively on milkweed plants (Asclepias). The beetle...
The Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from the southern United States to South America. It is closely related to the Monarch butterfly but is distinguished by its deeper chestnut-brown co...
The delicate cycnia (Cycnia tenera) is a slender white North American moth in family Erebidae whose larvae feed almost exclusively on dogbane and milkweed, sequestering toxins for defense.
