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Asclepias subulata is a species of milkweed known commonly as the rush milkweed or ajamete. This is an erect perennial herb which loses its leaves early in the season and stands as a cluster of naked stalks. Atop the stems are flower clusters of distinctive flowers. Each cream-white flower has a reflexed corolla that reveals the inner parts, a network of five shiny columns, each topped with a tiny hook. The fruit is a pouchlike follicle that contains many flat, oval seeds with long, silky hairlike plumes. This milkweed is native to the desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Cream, Yellow, White

Flowering season

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Site type

Washes

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

2 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Queen

Danaus gilippus

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Clio Tiger Moth

Ectypia clio

Euchaetes zella