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Can you identify this plant? It has come up 3 years in a row in my north woods garden near Brainerd. Initially it has small flowers and then develo...
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Asked August 19, 2013, 9:48 AM EDT
Can you identify this plant? It has come up 3 years in a row in my north woods garden near Brainerd. Initially it has small flowers and then develops a type of "bean" on top of the stem. I hope the pictures come through. Linda
Crow Wing County Minnesota
Expert Response
The plant in the photo is probably poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata).
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/asex.htm
http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Asclepias+exaltata
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/asex.htm
http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Asclepias+exaltata