No it is not a plant that goes dormant except in winter.
Milkweed is a vascular plant.
Monarch butterfly caterpillars primarily feed on milkweed plants. Additionally, some insects like milkweed bugs and beetles also consume various parts of the milkweed plant.
Milkweed plants survive winter by entering a dormant state. They die back to the ground, with their above-ground parts freezing and decomposing, while the root system remains alive underground. This allows them to conserve energy and resources until spring, when new shoots can emerge from the roots. Additionally, the seeds can remain viable in the soil, ready to germinate when conditions improve.
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Monarch butterflies will only lay their eggs on milkweed because it is their hostplant. A hostplant is the plant that the caterpillar will eat when it hatches from its egg. So, the monarch caterpillar will only eat milkweed, and the monarch butterfly will only lay its eggs on milkweed. The monarch depends in the milkweed, the milkweed does not depend on the monarch butterflies.
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.
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."
Milkweed's Kingdom is Plantae; Order, Gentianales; Family, Apocynacea;, Subfamily, Asclepiadoideae; Genus, Asclepias.