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wenty-four of milkweeds are found in . They grow in a ■ endangered in Illinois This poster variety of habitats. Most milkweeds have leaves in pairs or in whorls Species List ■ endangered in Illinois, threatened federally was made possible by: Kingdom Plantae of four and sap that is white and milky. Milkweed develop in Illinois Department of Division Magnoliophyta an at the stem tip or in the leaf axils in the upper part of the Natural Resources Class Magnoliopsida showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa . Color varies with the species, but varieties include white, pink, Order narrow-leaved green milkweed Asclepias stenophylla Division of Education with assistance from the prairie milkweed Asclepias sullivantii red, , green, red-purple and purple-pink flowers. Each Family Asclepiadaceae Division of Natural Heritage has five petals and five that bend away from the other flower structures and a bluevine Ampelamus albidus common milkweed Asclepias syriaca sand milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis butterfly-weed Asclepias tuberosa Tfive-parted cup that supports five horns and hoods. visit milkweed poke milkweed variegated milkweed Asclepias variegata flowers for their . The that develops from the fertilized flower is a pod that tall green milkweed Asclepias hirtella horsetail milkweed Asclepias verticillata are not shown in equal proportion contains attached to floss. A close relationship exists between monarch swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora woolly milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa green-flowered milkweed Asclepias viridis to actual size. (Danaus plexippus) and milkweed plants. Monarch larvae only eat milkweed Mead’s milkweed Asclepias meadii climbing milkweed decipiens * climbing milkweed Matelea gonocarpos * Classification and nomenclature are based on the follow- plants of the genera Asclepias and Ampelamus. If there are no milkweeds plants, there oval milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia ing source. Other authors may differ on the classification will be no monarchs. As of 2016, five species of milkweeds are listed as endangered white swamp milkweed Asclepias perennis climbing milkweed * and nomenclature associated with these plants. purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens black swallow-wort nigrum * Mohlenbrock, R. H. 2014. Vascular flora of Illinois. in Illinois with one of those species also listed as threatened federally. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale. 544 pp. whorled milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia * Photo found on reverse side. I l l i n o i s

WhatWhat areareMilMil MilkweedMilkweeds?s? kwkweedseedsMilkweeds&Milkweeds& Monarchs Monarchs ilkweeds are herbaceous, perennial plants, meaning that they are soft-stemmed plants that die to flower has slits in it. Inside each slit is an opening where pollen (containing male reproductive Mground level at the end of each growing season but grow back from the the next spring. Most cells) must be delivered to fertilize the egg and start the development of a new milkweed plant. Also in have leaves that are paired on the stem or in whorls of four on the each slit is the pollinarium that contains the pollen in packets. stem, but there are also milkweed plants with leaves alternating on petals Pollinators, including adult monarch butterflies (Danaus the stem, and those that have so many leaves that it is hard to see a plexippus), visit milkweeds for their nectar. Nectar is a sweet solution pattern. Most of them have sap that is white and milky. Milkweed produced by flowers to attract pollinators. Milkweeds have a unique plants contain cardiac glycosides. These chemicals are poisonous and system for pollen transfer. When an visits a milkweed flower to affect birds and mammals. Many grazing mammals will not eat drink nectar, its leg, antennae or bristles can slip into the slit in the Photo © Joe Bauer, IDNR milkweeds. The toxicity of milkweeds varies by species, though, and flower where the pollen is stored. The pollen-containing structure Photo © Joe Bauer, IDNR tends to be greater in milkweeds in the southern . A few clips onto the insect part. When the insect pulls away from the flower, Photo © Carol Freeman Photo © Carol Freeman animal species have adapted to eating milkweeds and thrive on them. hoods this pollen packet goes, too. The same insect body part may slip Monarch larvae feed exclusively on milkweeds of the Asclepias and inside a slit in the flower column of a different flower. If the pollen Ampelamus genera. The poisons accumulate in the body of the larval packet is placed precisely where it needs to be, that flower will be monarchs and are retained by the monarch in its transformation to pollinated. If the pollen packet is not deposited in the exact position the adult. They make monarchs unpalatable to many predators. required, fertilization will not occur. The amount of precision close relationship exists between monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and milkweed plants. Milkweed flowers develop in an umbel at the stem tip or in the required may be the reason that milkweeds produce so few . Monarchs have a life cycle that includes four stages: egg; ; pupa; and adult. Monarch larvae feed leaf axils in the upper part of the plant. An umbel has a central horns populations are declining. As their numbers continue to A point from which a group of flowers all develop. In some milkweed decrease, the amount of viable seeds from milkweeds will also be exclusively on milkweed plants of the genera Asclepias and Ampelamus. If there is no milkweed, there will species the flowers are arranged in a spherical shape, while in other smaller, leading to fewer milkweed plants, fewer milkweed flowers and be no monarchs. Female monarchs usually lay their eggs only on milkweed plants so that the larvae will have an immediate food source when they hatch from the egg. They find milkweeds by using visual and species the flowers droop. Color varies by species, but milkweeds poke milkweed flowers less pollen and nectar for pollinators. can be found with white, pink, red, orange, green, red-purple and The fruit that develops from the fertilized flower is a pod that chemical cues. Monarch adults often visit milkweed flowers for the nectar they produce, but they are not purple-pink flowers. The flowers are often described as having an hourglass shape. Each flower has five contains seeds attached to floss. Seeds with floss are easily dispersed by wind. An exception, though, is restricted to these plants as the larvae are. petals and five sepals that bend away from the other flower structures. A five-parted cup supports five provided by the white swamp milkweed (Asclepias perennis). This species’ seeds are dispersed by water instead Two invasive milkweed species that are native to Europe have been growing in since the small horns and hoods. The hoods contain nectar and are arranged around the central flower column. The of wind, and they do not have floss. 1800s. Black swallow-wort () can be found in Illinois. Pale swallow-wort () grows in Illinois’ neighboring states of , and and may also be present in Illinois. Problems occur when female monarchs lay eggs on these two species. They are known as “dead-end” hosts. Monarch larvae cannot eat them. The larvae hatched from eggs on these plants will die. Experiments have shown that female monarchs will lay eggs on these nonnative plants even when native milkweeds are present in the same area. These two swallow-wort species also crowd out native milkweed plants, reducing native plant biodiversity and biodiversity of the animals that depend upon the native milkweeds. Both of IllinoisIllinois MilkweedsMilkweeds these swallow-wort species are herbaceous vines with clear sap and opposite leaves. Black swallow-wort flow- ers are dark purple to black. Pale swallow-wort flowers range from pink to burgundy. Their seedpods contain bluevine Ampelamus albidus Flowering Time: June through August thin-leaved milkweed, this species grows in Flower Color: , lavender or purple-brown their edge with a wavy margin. The flower seeds that are similar in appearance to those of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Height/Length: up to 15 feet long Illinois Distribution: statewide wet woods, swamps, ditches and on pond and Flowering Time: May through August clusters nod. What can be done to stop the invasive swallow-worts? The first step is to successfully identify the Leaf Arrangement: opposite Illinois Conservation Status: common stream banks. Its habitats must be shaded and Illinois Distribution: statewide plants. They are easiest to identify when they are blooming. Plants in full sun produce fruits sooner than Seedpod Length: up to four inches Other: The leaves are lance-shaped, up to wet. Seeds do not have tufts of hairs as those Illinois Conservation Status: common green-flowered milkweed Asclepias viridis those in shaded areas and should be eradicated first to reduce dispersal. When swallow-wort has been Flower Position: leaf axils four inches long and up to one inch wide. of other milkweeds and are dependent on Other: The seedpod has a warty, outer cover- Height: one to three feet removed, it is important to plant the area with native plants quickly so that more do not Flower Color: white to pink-white This species grows in swamps, wet ditches water for dispersal. ing. Common milkweed grows in prairies, Leaf Arrangement: alternate Flowering Time: July through September and wet meadows. fields and roadsides. It is the milkweed species Seedpod Length: three and one-half to move in. Digging, cutting, mowing and seedpod removal can help control these plants. Cutting should be Illinois Distribution: mainly in the southern purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens that many people consider to be a “weed,” as five inches used in combination with other techniques, since cutting alone can lead to resprouting. Prescribed burns two-thirds of the state woolly milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa Height: about three feet it is familiar and frequently observed. Flower Position: stem tip can help to keep these plants out of an area after they have been removed by other methods. Appropriate Illinois Conservation Status: common Height: less than one foot Leaf Arrangement: opposite Flower Color: green-violet disposal of all roots, parts and seeds is required to ensure that they do not grow. Bag them and either Other: Bluevine, also known as sandvine and Leaf Arrangement: alternate Seedpod Length: up to six inches Flowering Time: May through July burn them or dispose of them in a landfill. Do not put them in a compost pile. honeyvine, is a vining milkweed that does not Seedpod Length: about four inches Flower Position: stem tip and leaf axils Illinois Distribution: southern one-third have milky sap. It grows in moist woods, Flower Position: stem tip Flower Color: pink-red or purple Illinois Conservation Status: common fields, thickets, roadsides and disturbed soil. Flower Color: pale green, sometimes with Flowering Time: May through July Other: Green-flowered milkweed grows in purple on the back Illinois Distribution: statewide prairies, dry woods and fields. sand milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis Flowering Time: May through June Illinois Conservation Status: common Height/Length: one to three feet Illinois Distribution: northern one-sixth Other: Purple milkweed grows in woodland climbing milkweed Leaf Arrangement: opposite Illinois Conservation Status: endangered borders and prairies. A single leaf may be up Length: up to 10 feet Seedpod Length: four to six and one-half inches Other: Woolly milkweed grows in rocky or to eight inches long. Leaf Arrangement: opposite PollinatorPollinator GardensGardens Flower Position: stem tip gravel prairies where it reaches its eastern Seedpod Length: up to four inches Flower Color: green with purple tints range limit. Its populations have been reduced whorled milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia Flower Position: leaf axils Flowering Time: May through July by overgrazing and gravel mining. Height: about two feet Flower Color: maroon any and some bats are pollinators. , some monkeys, some rodents and other Illinois Distribution: northern three-fourths of Leaf Arrangement: some whorled, some Flowering Time: May through June Manimals are pollinators, too. Humans can be pollinators as well! Not all plants need pollinators, but Illinois and rarely in the rest of the state Mead’s milkweed Asclepias meadii opposite Illinois Distribution: Jackson, Saline and about 85 percent of them do. Illinois Conservation Status: common Height: less than two feet Seedpod Length: three to five and one-half Williamson counties These plants would not be able to Other: Sand milkweed is also known as Leaf Arrangement: opposite inches Illinois Conservation Status: endangered blunt-leaved milkweed. The leaves are wavy Seedpod Length: about four inches Flower Position: stem tip Other: Also known as oldfield milkvine, this produce seeds without pollinators. and clasp the stem. Both the stem and the Flower Position: stem tip Flower Color: pink, purple or white hairy, vining species grows in floodplain forests. Pollen contains the male leaf veins are pink to red. It grows in dry Flower Color: white to pale green Flowering Time: May through July reproductive cells. For fertiliza- sand prairies. Flowering Time: May through June Illinois Distribution: southern two-thirds climbing milkweed Matelea gonocarpos climbing milkweed Matelea obliqua tion to occur, pollen must reach Illinois Distribution: southern, northeastern Illinois Conservation Status: common Photo © Christopher D. Benda Length: up to 20 feet the female reproductive cells of and central sections Other: Whorled milkweed, also known as Leaf Arrangement: opposite the plant. Animals that move Photo © Joe Bauer, IDNR Illinois Conservation Status: endangered in four-leaved milkweed, has leaves in whorls of Seedpod Length: up to five inches Photo © Joe Bauer, IDNR Illinois and threatened federally four in the middle section of the stem. Upper butterfly-weed Asclepias tuberosa Flower Position: leaf axils pollen are called pollinators. Other: Mead’s milkweed can be found at stem leaves may be in pairs. This species Height: up to three feet Flower Color: green with purple center They are important to both some mesic prairies and sandstone bluffs, but grows in rocky, open woods. Leaf Arrangement: alternate Flowering Time: July through August native plants and agricultural it is not common anywhere in the state or in Seedpod Length: up to five inches Illinois Distribution: southern one-sixth and crops. In the United States, more its national range. The flower cluster nods showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa Flower Position: stem tip Wabash County Flower Color: yellow or orange than 150 crop plants require pol- downward. Height: up to three feet Illinois Conservation Status: common linators. Pollinators help insure Leaf Arrangement: opposite Flowering Time: May through September Other: This species, also known as anglepod, oval milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia Seedpod Length: up to three inches Illinois Distribution: statewide grows in rocky woods. It is a vine. that we have food to eat. It is Height: about 20 inches Flower Position: leaf axils Illinois Conservation Status: common estimated that one of every three Leaf Arrangement: opposite Flower Color: red-purple petals with pink Other: Unlike most milkweeds, the sap of this climbing milkweed Matelea obliqua bites of food that we eat is relat- Seedpod Length: up to three inches hoods species is not milky. Butterfly-weed grows in Length: 10 feet or more ed to the actions of pollinators. woods, fields and dry-to-moist prairies. Flower Position: stem tip and leaf axils Flowering Time: June through August Leaf Arrangement: opposite Pollinators provide more than $10 billion in economic value annually in the United States, but they are Flower Color: white, green-white or pale Illinois Distribution: a few counties in Seedpod Length: up to three inches also vital to the existence of native plants and all of the animals that feed on them. purple-white northern Illinois variegated milkweed Asclepias variegata Flower Position: leaf axils Pollinators are in decline worldwide. Habitat loss, use, competition from nonnative species Flowering Time: May through June Illinois Conservation Status: common Height: up to three feet Flower Color: maroon Illinois Distribution: northeastern one-fourth Other: Showy milkweed grows along Leaf Arrangement: opposite Flowering Time: May through June and diseases are killing pollinators. We can help pollinators by providing habitat in pollinator gardens. Illinois Conservation Status: endangered railroads and in moist areas. This species was Seedpod Length: up to five inches Illinois Distribution: Hardin, Massac and Native milkweeds are important components of pollinator habitats. Other: Also known as dwarf milkweed, this introduced from the . Flower Position: stem tip and leaf axils Pope counties • A good pollinator garden has native plants that attract and support native and other pollinators at climbing milkweed Matelea decipiens Flower Color: white with purple centers Illinois Conservation Status: common endangered in Illinois Photo © Jeff McMillian/almostedenplants.com species grows in hill and sand prairies, savan- The flowers are larger than those of other all stages of their life cycle. Included should be flowers that provide pollen and nectar from early spring nas and dry woods. Oval milkweed reaches its milkweeds in Illinois. Flowering Time: May through July Other: This vining milkweed is also known as Illinois Distribution: southern one-fourth through late fall. Add flowering trees. Use plants with flowers of varying shapes. Add bunch grasses to southeastern range limit in Illinois. oblique milkvine. It grows in rocky woods. the planting for nest sites for ground-nesting bumble bees. Eliminate or minimize the use of . poke milkweed Asclepias exaltata narrow-leaved green milkweed Asclepias Illinois Conservation Status: common The seedpods have scattered projections. Height/Length: three to six feet stenophylla Other: This species grows in rocky • A butterfly garden is a massed planting of butterfly favorite plants in a sunny location that provides food Leaf Arrangement: opposite Height: up to three feet woods. It is also known as red- and shelter for all stages of butterfly life. Prairies are the original butterfly gardens. A prairie garden, usu- Seedpod Length: up to six inches Leaf Arrangement: opposite ring milkweed. ally part of a home/school landscape, is of variable size and utilizes native wildflowers and grasses often Flower Position: leaf axils Seedpod Length: up to five inches organized according to height, color, bloom time, etc. Flower Color: white flowers that may have horsetail milkweed Asclepias Flower Position: leaf axils • Prairie Establishment and Landscaping – This publication from the IDNR offers information about select- purple or green tints verticillata Flower Color: white ing, establishing and maintaining a prairie. It also includes possible sources for native seeds and plants. Flowering Time: June through July Flowering Time: June through July Height/Length: one to two feet You can order, view or download it at https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications. Other publications Illinois Distribution: statewide Illinois Distribution: west central Leaf Arrangement: whorls of Illinois Conservation Status: common Illinois Conservation Status: endangered three to seven leaves such as the Butterfly Gardens brochure are also available through this Web site. Other: Poke milkweed grows along the edges Other: This species grows in a few counties Seedpod Length: three to four • Try to obtain plants or seeds that were developed within a 50-mile radius of where you live. If that is not of woods. The flowers droop. The leaves of this in west central Illinois in hill prairies and inches possible, select plants and seeds from a source in Illinois or one of Illinois’ border states. species are stalked and pointed at each end. upland woods along the River. Flower Position: leaf axils • There is much information about developing gardens using native plants at https:// www. dnr. illinois. Flower Color: green-white Narrow-leaved green milkweed reaches its gov/ education/Pages/GrantsSHAG.aspx. tall green milkweed Asclepias hirtella northeastern range limit in Illinois. Flowering Time: May through Height/Length: up to three feet September Leaf Arrangement: alternate prairie milkweed Asclepias sullivantii Illinois Distribution: statewide Seedpod Length: about four inches Illinois Conservation Status: Height: about four feet black swallow-wort Vincetoxicum nigrum Flower Position: leaf axils Leaf Arrangement: opposite common Photo © Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of , Bugwood.org Flower Color: pale green with the petals Seedpod Length: three to four inches Other: The leaf margins may be white-edged or purple-spotted at the tip slightly rolled. This species grows in dry, rocky Flower Position: stem tip black swallow-wort Vincetoxicum nigrum Flowering Time: May through August climbing milkweed Matelea gonocarpos Flower Color: purple woods, dry prairies and fields. Illinois Distribution: statewide Photo © Christopher D. Benda Length: up to 6.5 feet Flowering Time: June through July Leaf Arrangement: opposite Bibliography green milkweed Bibliography Illinois Conservation Status: common Illinois Distribution: statewide Asclepias viridiflora Other: This species grows in prairies, white swamp milkweed Asclepias perennis Height: up to two feet Seedpod Length: up to three and one-fourth Illinois Conservation Status: common inches especially sand prairies, and fields. The Height: about two feet Leaf Arrangement: opposite Caldwell, W. 2016. Personal communication. Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, University of Other: Although found statewide, prairie Flower Position: leaf axils leaves are narrow, about three-fourths inch Leaf Arrangement: opposite milkweed is much more common in the Seedpod Length: up to six inches Monarch Lab, St. Paul, Minnesota. wide or less. Seedpod Length: up to two and one-half inches Flower Position: leaf axils Flower Color: dark purple to black northern two-thirds of the state. It grows in Flowering Time: June through September Herkert, J. E. and J. E. Ebinger, editors. 2002. Endangered and threatened species of Illinois: status and Flower Position: leaf axils moist to wet prairies. Flower Color: green swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Flower Color: white or pink Flowering Time: May through August Illinois Distribution: northern two-thirds distribution, volume I – plants. Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield, Illinois. 161 pp. Height/Length: up to five feet Flowering Time: May through September Illinois Distribution: statewide of Illinois Hilty, John. 2002-2016. Illinois wildflowers Web page. http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/ common milkweed Asclepias syriaca Illinois Conservation Status: common Leaf Arrangement: opposite Illinois Distribution: southern one-fourth, along Height: three to five feet Illinois Conservation Status: common Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2010. Biodiversity of Illinois, volume I: aquatic habitats CD-ROM. Seedpod Length: about five inches the Wabash River and in Richland County Other: Green milkweed can be found in Other: This species is native to Europe. It Leaf Arrangement: opposite is a vining milkweed that grows in a variety Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, Illinois. Flower Position: stem tip Illinois Conservation Status: common Seedpod Length: three to four inches prairies, sandy soil, gravelly soil and fields. of habitats. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2010. Biodiversity of Illinois, volume III: prairie and edge habitats Flower Color: pink Other: Also known as aquatic milkweed or Flower Position: leaf axils The leaves are often folded up and in along CD-ROM. Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, Illinois. Kirt, R. R. 2000. Prairie plants of the Midwest: identification and ecology. Stipes Publishing L.L.C., Champaign, Illinois. 137 pp. Ladd, D. and F. Oberle. 2005. wildflowers. Falcon Press, Guilford, Connecticut. 264 pp. Mader, E., M. Shepherd, M. Vaughan, S. Hofman Black, and G. LeBuhn. 2011. Attracting native pollinators. Storey Publishing, North Adams, . 372 pages. EducationalEducational ResourcesResources Missouri Botanical Garden. 2016. Plant finder Web page http:// www. missouri botanical garden. org/ Plant Finder/. he Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Education provides the following resources • The Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat Action Grant provides funding for teachers and youth-group leaders to Mohlenbrock, R. H. 2014. Vascular flora of Illinois. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale. 544 pp. Tfor educators. implement or enhance a wildlife habitat area on the school grounds or other public place. https:// www. dnr. Peterson, R. T. and M. McKenny. 1987. A field guide to wildflowers of northeastern and northcentral North illinois. gov/ education/Pages/grants.aspx America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 420 pp. • The ENTICE (Environment and Nature Training Institute for Conservation Education) training program for teachers and other educators provides participants with background information in the topic, the • The Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant can pro- Runkel, S. T. and D. M. Roosa. 2009. Wildflowers of the tallgrass prairie: the upper Midwest. University of opportunity to work with resources professionals, participation in hands-on activities and supplemental, vide funds to allow teachers to take their students Press, Iowa City. 286 pp. educational resources that allow for instant implementation of the topic into the curriculum. Professional on a field trip to study native bees/pollinators. State of . 2016. Natural heritage Web page http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/factsheets/ Development Hours from the Illinois State Board of Education are available at all ENTICE workshops. https:// www. dnr. illinois. gov/ education/ Pages/ 12958.pdf. Workshops on native bees, pollinators and developing schoolyard wildlife habitat are offered regularly. grants.aspx United States Department of , Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2016. Plants database Visit https:// www. entice workshops. com for the ENTICE workshop schedule and to register. • The Illinois Insects and Spiders resources trunks are Web page. http://plants.usda.gov/java/ available for loan from locations statewide. https:// University of . 2016. Monarch Watch Web page. http://monarchwatch.org Photo © Adele Hodde, IDNR www. dnr. illinois. gov/ education/ Pages/ Items For Photo © Adele Hodde, IDNR Equal opportunity to participate in programs of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and those funded by the U.S. Fish and Loan. aspx Wildlife Service and other agencies is available to all individuals regardless of race, sex, national origin, disability, age, religion or other non- merit factors. 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