MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Partnering across the U.S. to conserve the monarch migration www.monarchjointventure.org

The Monarch Joint Venture is a partnership of federal and state agencies, non- Milkweed for Monarchs governmental organizations, and academic programs that Monarchs cannot survive without milkweed. Monarch caterpillars are working together to protect need milkweed ( spp.) to grow and develop, and the monarch migration across female monarch butterflies only lay their eggs on milkweed. With shifting land management practices, we have lost much milkweed the lower 48 United States. from the landscape. Please plant milkweed to support monarch PARTNERS populations, and their incredible migration! Planting milkweed is a great way to help other pollinators too, as milkweed provides U.S. Forest Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nectar resources to a diverse suite of bees and butterflies. U.S. Geological Survey National Park Service Northeast Region Milkweed Wendelken Dave Natural Resources Conservation Service Iowa Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Southeastern Association of Fish Milkweed Regions and Wildlife Agencies Common Milkweed Swamp Milkweed Texas Parks and Wildlife Asclepias syriaca Asclepias incarnata There are many native milkweed species in Back to Natives Restoration Well drained soils. Damp, marshy areas. each of the six “Milkweed Regions” shown on Photo by Janet Allen Cibolo Nature Center Photo by Louis-M. Landry this map. The species highlighted are known Cincinnati Nature Center to be used by monarchs, and are easy to Desert Botanical Garden Green Schools Alliance establish. Please try to find plants grown as Journey North close as possible to where you’ll be planting Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower them, and from the closest possible seed source. Center Loudon Wildlife Conservancy Make Way for Monarchs Butterfly Weed Whorled Milkweed Missouri Prairie Foundation Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias verticillata Monarch Alert Well drained soils. Prairies and open areas. Fund Photo by Thomas Muller, Lady Photo © Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Monarch Health Monarch Lab Monarch Watch National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Society of Texas Poke Milkweed North American Butterfly Asclepias exaltata Woodland areas (except in Association NE, KS, MO, ND & SD). Pacific Grove Museum of Photo by David Smith Natural History Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever South Central Region Milkweed Species Pollinator Partnership Southwest Monarch Study Tallgrass Prairie Center Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Green Antelopehorn Milkweed Antelopehorns Milkweed Zizotes Milkweed Monarch Joint Venture Asclepias viridis Asclepias asperula Asclepias oenotheroides University of Minnesota Dry areas and prairies. Also Desert and sandy areas. Sandy/rocky prairies and fields. 612.624.8706 known as green milkweed. Photo by Kip Kiphart Photo by Jennifer Kleinrichert [email protected] Photo by Harlen Aschen Southeast Region Milkweed Species

Butterfly Weed Whorled Milkweed White Milkweed Aquatic Milkweed Sandhill/Pinewoods Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias verticillata Asclepias variegata Asclepias perennis Milkweed Well drained soils. Prairies and open areas. Thickets and Woodlands. Hydrated soils. Asclepias humistrata Photo by Thomas Muller, Lady Photo © Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland Photo by Melton Wiggins Photo © Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland For use in some regions of FL. Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Dry sandy areas and soils. Photo © Kim Davis and Mike Stangeland Note: Asclepias syriaca and Asclepias incarnata are native to parts of this region and may also be suitable species to plant. More details on the native range of each species can be found at: http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Asclepias Western Region Milkweed Species NOTE: Excludes Arizona; see below for Arizona milkweed. Selecting and Finding Milkweed Plants

While any of the species listed here can be grown in garden settings, please use species that are native to your county for larger restoration projects. You can find more information about milkweed, Mexican Whorled Milkweed Showy Milkweed together with a directory of native plant vendors Asclepias fascicularis Asclepias speciosa that sell milkweed plants and seeds, on our website: Dry climates and plains, except Savannahs and prairies. in CO, UT, NM & AZ. Photo by Robert Potts © California Photo by Christopher Christie Academy of Sciences www.plantmilkweed.org Arizona Milkweed Species

Butterfly Weed Antelopehorns Milkweed Rush Milkweed Arizona Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias asperula Asclepias subulata Asclepias angustifolia Well drained soils. Desert and sandy areas. Desert areas. Riparian areas and canyons. Photo by Gail Morris Photo by Kip Kiphart Photo by Gail Morris Photo by Morris Family

California Milkweed Species

Mexican Whorled Milkweed Showy Milkweed Desert Milkweed California Milkweed Asclepias fascicularis Asclepias speciosa Asclepias erosa Asclepias californica Dry climates and plains. Savannahs and prairies. Desert regions. Grassy areas. Photo by Christopher Christie Photo by Robert Potts © California Photo by Christopher Christie Photo by Christopher Christie Academy of Sciences

Heartleaf Milkweed Woolly Milkweed Woolly Pod Milkweed Asclepias cordifolia Asclepias vestita Asclepias eriocarpa MONARCH Rocky slopes. Dry deserts and plains. Clay soils and dry areas. JOINT VENTURE Photo by Dee E. Warenycia Photo © 2010 Neal Kramer Photo by Br. Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary’s College *Common names vary from place to place, so we have used the USDA names for consistency.