Tag: monarch caterpillars

• What is Milkweed?

  

  Milkweed is a flowering plant named after a milky latex substance that is exuded when the plant tissues are damaged. Milkweed’s scientific name (genus) is Asclepias, named after Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. Milkweed is the host plant for monarchs because the caterpillars rely solely on milkweed for food. The latex in milkweed plants […]

  E. Wallace

  July 27, 2021

  monarch butterflies

  california native plant society, gardening, milkweed, monarch caterpillars