butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Description:

The best way to talk about butterfly milkweed is to contrast it with the much more familiar common milkweed. Butterfly milkweed bares little resemblance to the common milkweed. It is shorter, seldom more than 24 inches tall. Its multi-stem form is bushy in appearance and its leaves are relatively small and slender. Flowers are bright orange grouped in small umbells that point upward rather than the globe shaped inflorescence of its common cousin. Asclepias tuberosa prefers sandy soils and is reasonably drought tolerant. Finally, where common milkweed spreads widely by sending up new stems from its rhizomes, butterfly milkweed remains compact in form.

Like other milkweed species, A. tuberosa is a host plant for monarch butterflies. Not only do they readily visit its flowers as a source of nectar and pollen, but monarchs lay their eggs on butterfly milkweed. When those eggs hatch, the caterpillars feed on milkweed leaves. Monarch butterflies are able to digest the toxic milkweed sap, which makes them just as unpalatable to predators as the milkweed plant itself. That toxicity from the milkweed is the monarch butterfly’s best defense.

If you have a sunny location with sandy soil, butterfly milkweed is a great choice as a indigenous to an area; not flora of the area in question, but introduced from another geographical region through human activity. Synonym: exotic. Introduced is not synonymous and should not be confused with the term "invasive species.” [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/introduced/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>introduced from another environment or area. See "native species.” [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/native-plant/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>native plant that will really help protect monarch butterflies and rebuild their populations.

Details:

butterfly milkweed

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USDA Symbol:	Common Name:	Scientific Name:
ASTU	butterfly milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa

ITIS TSN: 30313

Category: Dicot

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom:

Super Division: Spermatophyta

Division: Magnoliophyta

Subdivision:

Class: Magnoliopsida

SubClass: Asteridae

Order: Gentianales

Family: Asclepiadaceae

Counties: Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Jackson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood, Iowa

bedrock&nbsp;geology, soil&nbsp;type, and topographic position. They have similar&nbsp;climate, means of energy&nbsp;nutrient cycling, and water cycling. Each supports certain kinds of wildlife. Ministry of Forests and Range. 2008. Glossary of Forestry Terms in British Columbia, March 2008.</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/natural-community/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Natural Community:

Curtis Community: Oak Barrens, Oak Opening

Coefficient of Conservation: 6

Duration:	Growth Habit:	Native Status:
Perennial	Forb/herb	L48(N)CAN(N)

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NR40 Listed Plant	weed</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>A weed arbitrarily defined by law as being especially undesirable, troublesome, and difficult to control. It grows and spreads in places where it interferes with the growth and production of the desired crop. Definition varies according to legal interpretations. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/noxious-weed/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Noxious Weed:	seed producers, have high seed seed. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/germination/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>germination rates, easily propagated asexually by root or stem fragments, and/or rapidly mature predispose a plant to being an invasive. For example: The hybrid cattail (Typha x glauca), a cross between native cattails, is extremely aggressive and out- competes its parents and other abiotic environment, forming an interacting system, inhabiting an identifiable space. (3) The whole system, in the sense of physics, including not only the organism complex but also the whole complex of physical factors, forming what we call the environment. (4) The complex of living and nonliving components in a specified location that comprise a stable system in which the exchange of material follows a circular path such as a biome. (5) A community of organisms and the environment in which they live. (6) A system of ecological relationships in a local environment, including relationships between organisms, and between the organisms and the environment itself. Synonym: ecological system. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/ecosystem/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>ecosystem, and habitat without direct or indirect human actions. Climate, soil, and biotic factors determine its presence and evolution in an area. Synonyms of native species include indigenous, endemic, and aboriginal. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/native-species/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>native species when established. Introduced species that are predisposed to invasiveness have the added advantage of being relatively free from predators (herbivores, parasites, and disease) and can, therefore, expand more energy for growth and reproduction. Invasive species should not be confused with "introduced species.” [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/invasive-species/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Invasive Species (NR40):	Threatened/Endangered:	WI Natural Heritage Index:	Wetland Status

Active Growth Period:

woody tissue. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/herbaceous/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>herbaceous plant after a harvest of above ground forage. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/herbage/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>herbage?<strong><em>Slow, Moderate, or Rapid</em></strong>(Woody plants are left blank here.)&nbsp;<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/harvest-regrowth-rate/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>After Harvest Regrowth Rate:

rumen of animals because loss through the esophagus is impaired, causing distension of the rumen. Bole [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/bloat/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Bloat:

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio:

Coppice Potential</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Is the tree or shrub suitable for the coppice method of silviculture?<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong>(Coppicing completely removes the canopy of woody plants, cutting them at or just above ground level. Plants other than trees and shrubs are scored "No" here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Databas</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/coppice-potential/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Coppice Potential:

Conspicuous Fall Color:

Fire Resistant</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Is the plant known to resist burning?<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong>(If the plant can carry a fire—and most can—this value will be no.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fire-resistant/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fire Resistant:

Flower Color:

Conspicuous Flower:

Foliage Color</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>What is the predominant color of the foliage? <strong>Dark Green</strong><br/> <strong>Green</strong><br/> <strong>Gray-Green</strong><br/> <strong>Red</strong><br/> <strong>White-Gray</strong><br/> <strong>Yellow-Green</strong><br/><br/><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/foliage-color/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Foliage Color:

Foliage Light Porosity Summer:

Foliage Porosity Winter:

Foliage Texture:

Fruit/Seed Color</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>What is the predominant and conspicuous color of the mature fruit or seed from a landscaping aesthetics standpoint? <strong>Black</strong><br/> <strong>Blue</strong><br/> <strong>Brown</strong><br/> <strong>Green</strong><br/> <strong>Orange</strong><br/> <strong>Purple</strong><br/> <strong>Red</strong><br/> <strong>White</strong><br/> <strong>Yellow</strong><br/><br/><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fruit-seed-color/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fruit/Seed Color:

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Is the fruit or seed conspicuous from a landscaping aesthetics standpoint? &nbsp;<em>Yes or No</em>Source: USDA Plants Database</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fruit-seed-conspicuous/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fruit/Seed Conspicuous:

soil surface without production of rhizomes or stolons.<br/> <strong><em>Colonizing</em>:</strong> A plant that is likely to behave as a colonizer when planted to enhance soil stabilization.<br/> <strong><em>Multiple Stems</em>:</strong> Plant development by producing two or more stems. Examples: roundleaf dogwood (<em>Cornus rugosa</em>) and red huckleberry (<em>Vaccinium parvifolium</em>).<br/> <strong><em>Rhizomatous</em>:</strong> Plant development by the production of rhizomes which give rise to vegetative spread.<br/> <strong><em>Single roots attach. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/crown/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Crown</em>:</strong> A herbaceous plant that develops one fruit, seeds, leaves, etc. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/persistent/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>persistent base.<br/> <strong><em>Single Stem</em>:</strong> Plant development by the production of one stem. Examples: corn (<em>Zea mays</em>) and American beech (<em>Fagus grandifolia</em>).<br/> <strong><em>Stoloniferous</em>:</strong> Plant development by the production of stolons which give rise to vegetative spread.<br/> <strong><em>Thicket Forming</em>:</strong> A plant that is likely to develop thickets when planted to stabilize soil.<br/><br/><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/growth-form-2/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Growth Form:

Growth Rate:

Height at Base Age (Max):

cultivar. Within a species mature height is quite variable, so this estimate is provided only to give a rough idea for planning purposes.<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/height-at-maturity/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Height at Maturity: 2

Known Alelopath:

tree, shrub, or sub-shrub retain its leaves year round?<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong>(Plants with other growth habits are scored "No" here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/leaf-retention/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Leaf Retention:

Lifespan:

Grass</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Does the growing point (terminal meristem) of the vegetative grass node in a grass. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/tiller/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>tiller remain either at or near the crown?<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong>(Plants other than grasses are scored "No" here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/low-growing-grass/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Low Growing Grass:

Re-sproutability:

Conical</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Decumbent</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Erect</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Irregular</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Oval</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Prostrate</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Rounded</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Semi-Erect</strong></em><br/> <em><strong>Vase</strong></em><br/><br/><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/shape-and-orientation/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Shape and Orientation:

Toxicity:

Height (min): 12

Height (max): 36

Root Type:

Leaf Type:

Leaf Arrangement:

Leaf Shape:

Leaf Margin:

Vein Pattern:

soil with a coarse textured surface layer? See table below for more information.<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/adapted-coarse-textured-soils/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils:

soil with a medium textured surface layer? See table below for more information.<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/adapted-medium-textured-soils/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Adapted to Medium Textured Soils:

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils:

Anaerobic Tolerance:

soil? We define calcareous soil as soil containing sufficient free CaCO3 and other carbonates to effervesce visibly or audibly when treated with cold 0.1M HCl. These soils usually contain from 10 to almost 1000g/kg CaCO3 equivalent.<strong><em>None, Low, Medium, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/caco3-tolerance/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>CaCO3 Tolerance:

slope of the land. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/aspect/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>aspect.” Facine [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/exposure/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>exposure to cold weather to prevent their seeds from germinating during a mid-winter thaw and then being killed off by subsequent frigid winter temperatures.Some species require wet stratification to prevent the seeds from drying out during its dormant treatment. Use damp sand or peat moss to prevent rotting seed.</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/stratification/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>stratification</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Keeping seed in a cool, moist environment for a period of time to simulate over-wintering, thereby reducing dormancy and increasing seed germination. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/cold-stratification/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Cold Stratification Required</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Will cold stratification significantly increase the seed germination percentage of this plant?&nbsp;<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/cold-stratification-required/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Cold seed.</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/stratification/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Stratification Required:

Drought tolerance is defined here in the following fashion: Imagine that in an acre of land there are low areas that have heavy soil and tend to accumulate more soil moisture, and higher areas that have coarse textured soil and tend to accumulate less soil moisture. Some plant species are most frequently found growing in the higher areas with the coarse silt, and clay in the soil. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/soil-texture/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>soil texture. These plant species are considered to be more drought tolerant than the species that are frequently found in the low areas with fine textured soil.<strong><em>None, Low, Medium, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/drought-tolerance/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Drought Tolerance:

Fertility Requirement:

_Fire Tolerance</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>What is the relative ability to resprout, regrow, or reestablish from residual seed after a fire?<strong><em>None, Low, Medium, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fire-tolerance/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fire Tolerance:

Frost Free Days, Minimum: 135

woody perennials to browse species causing excessive lateral branching and a reduction in main stem growth. Also resulting in highlining in some species where buds no longer grow and are above the level available to browsing animals. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/hedging/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>hedging (close cropping) by livestock or wildlife?&nbsp;<strong><em>None, Low, Medium, or High</em></strong>(Herbaceous plants are scored "None” here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/hedge-tolerance/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Hedge Tolerance:

soil moisture availability region.<strong><em>Low, Medium, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/moisture-use/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Moisture Use: Medium

pH (Minimum): 4.8

pH (Maximum): 6.8

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum: 3450

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum: 7200

Precipitation (Minimum): 28

Precipitation (Maximum): 45

Root Depth, Minimum (inches): 16

soil salinity level is defined as only a slight reduction (not greater than 10%) in plant growth. None = tolerant to a soil with an electrical conductivity of the soil solution extract of 0-2 dS/m; Low = tolerant to 2.1-4.0 dS/m; Medium = tolerant to 4.1-8.0 dS/m; High = tolerant to greater than 8.0 dS/m.<em><strong>None, Low, Medium, or High</strong></em><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/salinity-tolerance/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Salinity Tolerance:

Shade Tolerance:

annuals.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/temperature-minimum-f/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Temperature, Minimum (°F): -33

Plant Spacing (min):

Plant Spacing (max):

Bloom Period:	Commercial Availability:	Seed Abundance</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>What is the amount of seed produced by the plant compared to other species with the same growth habit?<strong><em>None, Low, Medium, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fruit-seed-abundance/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fruit/Seed Abundance:

Fruit/Seed Period Begin</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Season in which the earliest fruit or seed of the fruit/seed period is visually obvious.&nbsp; <strong><em>Spring</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Summer</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Fall</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Winter</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Year-round</em></strong><br/><br/><em>Source:USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fruit-seed-period-begin/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fruit/Seed Period Begin:	fruit/seed period is visually obvious. <strong><em>Spring</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Summer</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Fall</em></strong><br/> <strong><em>Winter</em></strong><br/> <em><strong>Year-round</strong>&nbsp;</em><br/><br/><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fruit-seed-period-end/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fruit/Seed Period End:	fruit or seed generally recognized as being persistent on the plant?<strong><em>Yes or No</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fruit-seed-persistence/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fruit/Seed Persistence:

Propogated by Bare Root:	Propogated by Bulbs:	Propogated by Container:

Propogated by Corms:	Propogated by Cuttings:	Propogated by Seed:

Propogated by Sod:	Propogated by Sprigs:	Propogated by Tubers:

Seeds per Pound:	Seed Spread Rate</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>What is the capability of the plant to spread through its seed production compared to other species with the same growth habit?<strong><em>None, Slow, Moderate, or Rapid</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/seed-spread-rate/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Seed Spread Rate:	Vigor</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>What is the expected seedling survival percentage of the plant compared to other species with the same growth habit?&nbsp;<strong><em>Low, Medium, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/seedling-vigor/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Seedling Vigor:
70000

Small Grain:	seed development. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/vegetative/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Vegetative Spread Rate</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>At what rate can this plant can spread compared to other species with the same growth habit?<strong><em>None, Slow, Moderate, or Rapid</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/vegetative-spread-rate/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Vegetative Spread Rate:	Propagation Treatment:

Days to Stratify:	Direct Sowing Time:

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Benefits:

woody tissue. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/herbaceous/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Herbaceous plants are scored "No” here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/berry-nut-seed-product/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Berry/Nut/Seed Product:	tree market?&nbsp;</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/christmas-tree-product/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Christmas Tree Product:	seed and leaves and cured for animal feeding. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fodder/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fodder Product</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Is the plant known to be used as animal fodder material? The definition of fodder from the Crop Science Society of America is: Coarse grasses such as corn or sorghum harvested with the seed and leaves green or alive, then cured and fed in their entirety as forage.</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/fodder-product/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Fodder Product:
No	No	No

Fuelwood Product:	Lumber Product:	coniferous trees.(Herbaceous plants are scored "No” here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/naval-store-product/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Naval Store Product:
--	No	No

Nursery Stock Product:	forage or feed consumed by an animal during a specified period; usually expressed in units of lb/day. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/intake/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>intake response. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]</div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/palatability/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>palatability of this plant to browsing animals?<strong><em>Low, Moderate, or High</em></strong><em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/palatable-browse-animal/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Palatable Browse Animal:	Palatable Graze Animal:
Yes	Low	Low

Palatable Human:	tree or shrub commonly used or does it have high potential for the production of posts, poles, mine timbers, or railroad ties?(Plants other than trees and shrubs are scored "No” here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/post-product/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Post Product:	Protein Potential:
No	No	Low

perennial commonly used or has high potential to be used for the production of pulpwood.(Herbaceous plants are scored "No" here by default.)<em>Source: USDA Plants Database</em></div>" href="https://conservationdigest.com/glossary/pulpwood-product/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Pulpwood Product:	Veneer Product:
No	No

Benefits:	Wildlife Food Value:	Wildlife Cover Value:

References:

USDA Plants Database – Asclepias tuberosa
Wisflora Database – Asclepias tuberosa
Wildflowers of the United States – Asclepias tuberosa

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