General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: Milky sap may cause contact dermatitis in some individuals.

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Common names
  • Spider Milkweed
  • Spider Antelope Horns
  • Antelope Horns
  • Green-Flowered Milkweed
  • Antelope Horn Milkweed
  • Milkweed

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Location: Holladay, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-06-18
Location: South Mountain, Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-07-18
Location: South Mountain, Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-07-18

Date: 2008-06-07
Credit NPS Photo Rendall Seely
Location: South Mountain, Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-05

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