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[0] Asclepias tuberosa BUTTERFLY WEED [2] Perennial wildflower with brilliant orange flowers. Sun to part shade. In central Texas, I have found it growing just east of Austin, mainly in the Lost Pines, Seems to like sandy, well drained soil. Best grown in slightly acid well drained sandy or gravelly full sun. Have found it is hard to keep alive in first year. POTENTIAL ADULTERATION IN NURSERY MARKET. [3] Root is harvested at maturity in fall. Usually processed into tea or tincture. [1] 
Assists in resolves phlegm in lung infection, roots prepared and eaten by Sioux. Some species the pods are prepared and eaten. Nectar source and larval host. The flower is the color of the monarch butterflies it attracts.
Medicinal Plants of Texas: Native Texas Edible and Medicinal Wildscape Article
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