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Heart Leaf or Purple Milkweed

 

Heart Leaf Milkweed

Heart Leaf Milkweed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We spotted this heart leaf milkweed at St Andrews State Park on one of our visits in May of 2010. Monarch butterflies lay eggs on the leaves of the heart leaf milkweed and monarch caterpillars eat the leaves. Some publications refer to this plant as a purple milkweed. Call it what you like. VBG

 

 

 

 

Heart Leaf Milkweed growing in St Andrews State Park in Florida

Heart Leaf Milkweed growing in St Andrews State Park in Florida

 

 

 

 

Monarch butterflies consume the leaves and "milk" which is toxic and vile tasting to most creatures. Even when monarch caterpillars turn into butterflies the toxin stays in their systems protecting them from potential enemies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Leaf Milkweed growing in St Andrews State Park in Florida

Heart Leaf Milkweed growing in St Andrews State Park in Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see this heart leaf milkweed is growing on the sugar white sand in the dune system not far from the Gulf of Mexico. It grows in almost desert conditions. The quartz sand has virtually no organic matter to hold moisture and high on a dune system is about as dry as it gets.

We looked for monarch caterpillars but only spotted one. Since this is early May I guess it is too early to find monarch caterpillars munching on the leaves.

 

 

 

 

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