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ASCLEPIA Asclepias syriaca The thlalayotl {in Mexico, species of perennial plants, dicotyledons, of the family of apocinaceae. Generally its flowers take a form of hemispherical display. It was one of the first North American species described by Cornut in 1635, in Canadensium plantarum historia. It is commonly known as milkweed It is an indispensable plant for the life cycle of the monarch, as it is the only source of food for caterpillars. The survival of the butterfly depends on the availability of this host plant.

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