You do not smoke milkweed. Plant fibers and seed silk function as products which can be burned, inhaled, and smoked. But that is not a sensible activity since all parts -- except nectar and pollen -- of the plant in question (Asclepias) typically have bitter, off-putting, toxic alkaloids and carotenolids whose power can be diminished only by boiling three or four times.
There is common milkweed, purple milkweed, tropical milkweed, and swamp milkweed.
Yes. There is milkweed in Jamaica. The Jamaican Monarch lives on milkweed.
Milkweed is not a decomposer.
Eggs on milkweed are eggs of monarch butterflies or milkweed beetles.
Milkweed products can refer to items made from the fibers or seeds of the milkweed plant. Common milkweed products include milkweed floss used as insulation, milkweed oil, and milkweed seed pods used in crafts. Milkweed is also a crucial source of food for monarch butterflies.
Milkweed is a vascular plant.
There are different types of milkweed. Tropical milkweed grows in the south. Common milkweed grows in on the eastern side of the Mississippi River. There is western milkweed on the Pacific coast.
Milkweed bugs have oblong bodies that are black and orange-red in color. As its name implies, it feeds on milkweed plants. The adult milkweed bug has the ability to fly.
Yes, marshmallow leaf can be smoked on its own or blended with other herbs for relaxation and mild flavor. However, it does not contain any psychoactive compounds or nicotine like tobacco, so the effects are purely aromatic and relaxing. Make sure to use organic, chemical-free marshmallow leaf if you choose to smoke it.
Milkweed is a vascular plant.
Some milkweed get 4 feet tall. Tropical milkweed is much shorter, perhaps 18 inches tall.
The title of the children's book about a mouse named Milkweed who makes a home in a log is "Milkweed."