Tuba Milkweed
Asclepias tomentosa Elliott - Milkweed family
Size
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Monarch); Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Species depending on Tuba Milkweed: Danaus gilippus berenice, Danaus plexippus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.